Democrats Hate Him, But Elon Musk Might Be Their Savior

Elon Musk took control of Twitter on Friday, adding to the growing misery of Democrats heading into the midterm elections, not least because he’s made clear he’ll probably allow Donald Trump back onto the platform. A person familiar with the situation told Bloomberg News that Musk “intends to do away with permanent bans on users because he doesn’t believe in lifelong prohibitions.” Lest there be any doubt, the source explicitly named Trump, who subsequently posted on Truth Social that he was “very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands.”

Over the last few months, Democrats have agonized as the effect of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, which initially spiked Democratic voter enthusiasm and put the House of Representatives in play, has ebbed. Their prospect of holding onto the House has all but vanished, and polls suggest the Senate might also slip away from them.