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Was it a hairbrained idea for Musk to post a poll? Was he really that unaware that the Left would mobilize every vote to protect their perceived territory?
1 posted on 12/23/2022 12:59:15 AM PST by blueplum
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Figure Musk used the poll to determine the political leanings of the users. 57% liberals and 43% conservatives. Recall he said something to the effect be careful what you wish for when he names his replacement.

Musk depends on government contracts for his space business. The USG has some leverage on him. Biden will use it.


32 posted on 12/23/2022 4:01:48 AM PST by kabar
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CLICKBAIT by the writer who is AN IDIOT. WTF has the writer sacrificed to fight censorship? Nothing.


33 posted on 12/23/2022 4:11:49 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MA)
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He found out how many Dems were actually engaged at Twitter. In other words....it was a trap.

He owns the Company...the CEO will serve his wishes.

He really likes "behind the scenes" better than this more or less "political role".

35 posted on 12/23/2022 4:16:49 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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I’m pretty sure he never intended to run it permanently and the poll was just a stunt


36 posted on 12/23/2022 4:18:27 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines (Their side circles the wagons. Our side revs up the bus)
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When Squealin’ Elon makes a post like this one, be sure it’s intended to act as a troll/bot trap.

Consider the source: It’s on MSN. They’re just trying to stir up antagonism, get the right to start dumping on him.

He’s still going to work at twatter, just not be the boss anymore.

Twatter is a lot more fun since he took over.


40 posted on 12/23/2022 4:32:42 AM PST by Scarlett156 (If you dislike the Proud Boys, you are an anti-Semite. )
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I suspect it has more to do with Musk needing to focus on his other ventures. He likely has a six-sigma mental bandwidth, but its not infinite.


42 posted on 12/23/2022 4:40:43 AM PST by rbg81
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I think Don Jr is taking it over. Musk wants to sell cars and work on starlink.


43 posted on 12/23/2022 4:40:52 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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If you wanted to get l the bots to respond to one thing, what better.?

And if you did, how hard would it be for Musk to design a tracking program to find and ban or delete these bots?

He’s eccentric but he’s still smart.


47 posted on 12/23/2022 4:59:55 AM PST by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! R)
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Do you think he didnt know the outcome before he posted it. Fact is he wasnt going to stay on as CEO,he clearly doesnt care for the job but hes already stated he’ll remain on staff at Twitter , meaning he will be making the big calls i imagine. He is still on twitter every day pushing the envelope, letting folks see some truth, calling out frauds.....


49 posted on 12/23/2022 5:09:41 AM PST by MrRelevant
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Ignorance compounded by sour grapes
52 posted on 12/23/2022 5:22:50 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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If Elon Musk is willing to risk turning Twitter over to somebody who looks and talks like he could run the company well and let Musk do the creative, but might be called a White Supremacist, then somebody like Charles Payne or Tyrus might a good choice.


55 posted on 12/23/2022 5:29:06 AM PST by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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One more thing

Musk has other fish to fry like buying GM


58 posted on 12/23/2022 5:33:31 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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He was going to hire a new CEO anyway, but he still will control Twitter, he already said that.


59 posted on 12/23/2022 5:34:39 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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Nah - he’s got the Left playing Monkey in the Middle with him - he hasn’t caved until he caves.


60 posted on 12/23/2022 5:36:23 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4118327/posts?page=18#18


62 posted on 12/23/2022 5:39:36 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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Well, he hasn’t yet. In the vein of Mark Twain; The reports of my demise are premature.


63 posted on 12/23/2022 5:41:28 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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Musk wasn’t foolish enough to post a poll he didn’t already know the answer to and was planning on stepping down anyways. It’s a brilliant marketing move. Brought a lot of attention to Twitter, keeps the liberal clientele on the app and increases the future revenue base.


64 posted on 12/23/2022 5:42:04 AM PST by Paco
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...Elon Musk appears to be the latest victim of this bullying. The billionaire new owner of the social media platform tweeted he would resign as Twitter CEO. The announcement came after Musk lost a Twitter poll he posted over the weekend...

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The above statement I believe, after 50 years of being successfully self employed, is coming from a very inexperienced person.

Elon Musk has many billions of his own money invested in Twitter and many billions of other people’s money invested in it so he’s not about to be walking away from Twitter. He has Space X and Tesla and other businesses to run and he will place a managing CEO at Twitter who will do what Musk tells him to do each day/week. I don’t believe he ever planned to let “Tweety Bird” consume ALL his time.


67 posted on 12/23/2022 6:01:16 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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...Elon Musk appears to be the latest victim of this bullying. The billionaire new owner of the social media platform tweeted he would resign as Twitter CEO. The announcement came after Musk lost a Twitter poll he posted over the weekend...

*************************************************************

The above statement I believe, after 50 years of being successfully self employed, is coming from a very inexperienced person.

Elon Musk has many billions of his own money invested in Twitter and many billions of other people’s money invested in it so he’s not about to be walking away from Twitter. He has Space X and Tesla and other businesses to run and he will place a managing CEO at Twitter who will do what Musk tells him to do each day/week. I don’t believe he ever planned to let “Tweety Bird” consume ALL his time.


68 posted on 12/23/2022 6:01:16 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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Yawn. Media horse puckey.


69 posted on 12/23/2022 6:20:43 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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