Summary

Multiple polls show that a significant portion of Americans oppose Elon Musk’s influence in government, particularly through DOGE.

A CBS/YouGov poll found that nearly half of respondents want Musk to have little or no influence, with opinions split along party lines.

Other polls from The Economist, Quinnipiac, and advocacy groups also reveal broad concerns over Musk’s power and lack of oversight.

Meanwhile, the White House continues to defend Musk and selectively highlight poll results that support Trump’s administration while ignoring criticism.

  • @horse_battery_staple
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    651 day ago

    Even if there was, it wouldn’t stop what’s happening. The current administration gives no fucks about public opinion. If they did they wouldn’t have repeatedly lied in their campaign nor would they be following the largely unpopular Project 2025

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-project-2025-broadly-known-severely-unpopular-voters-rcna172660

    What we can do about it is start forming mutual aid networks and unions. These will help us form a cohesive front against the fast forming authoritarian government that’s being installed.

    If anyone wants resources to learn more about this you can find a rough draft here.

    https://lemmy.world/comment/14977955

    • @Sanctus
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      219 hours ago

      The only thing thats stopping Musk at this point is an insane leftist with too many drones and etch-a-sketches laying around.

    • @ysjet
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      121 hours ago

      If they didnt care about public opinion, they wouldn’t have lied.

      If they didn’t care about public opinion, they wouldn’t be pressuring media to squash knowledge of it so hard.