{"id":26735,"date":"2025-02-20T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=article&p=26735"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:24:54","slug":"elon-musk-and-big-money-in-politics-how-common-cause-is-fighting-back","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/articles\/elon-musk-and-big-money-in-politics-how-common-cause-is-fighting-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk y el gran dinero en la pol\u00edtica: c\u00f3mo Common Cause contraataca"},"template":"","class_list":["post-26735","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Billionaires like Elon Musk are buying influence. But we\u2019re proving they can be stopped.","featured_image":"","article_type":11,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

How Can We Stop Billionaires from Controlling Our Democracy?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nBillionaires like Elon Musk aren\u2019t just accumulating wealth\u2014they\u2019re buying unchecked influence in our government. And while Musk may be the most egregious example, this isn\u2019t a new problem. For decades, billionaires have used their money to tip the scales in their favor, often at the expense of everyday Americans.\r\n\r\nAfter pouring over $290 million into electing Trump and other Republicans, Musk is now acting like the unelected CEO of our country. He has no accountability, no ethics rules to follow, and certainly no mandate from the American people. But while billionaires are trying to take control of our democracy, there is reason to hope: We can stop them, and the fight starts in the states.\r\n

What Is Common Cause Doing to Fight Big Money in Politics?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nFor years, Common Cause has been proving that organized people can beat organized money. By mobilizing grassroots power, we have blocked billionaire-backed power grabs and passed meaningful reforms that rein in big money. Here are some of the major victories we\u2019ve won across the country:\r\n