‘You don't laugh about it': People ‘shouldn't be dismissive' of Elon Musk's new party threat
'Just to prove this point to you about why you should not be dismissive of anyone who is saying that they want to try to take one per cent off the 50 per cent that is half of the electorate – have a look at the state of Pennsylvania,' he said.
'If Musk only gets 50,000 votes, those 50,000 votes could be the difference between winning and losing – hence why you don't laugh about it.'

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