Fresh from defeat, Elon Musk is on the ballot in Virginia and New Jersey

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : With Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative responsible for thousands of federal job cuts, Democratic candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey are preparing to make Musk's name -- and his policies -- synonymous with their opponents on the campaign trail this summer and fall.
40% : " Doug Gordon, Democratic strategist, told Newsweek: "The calculation Elon [Musk] and Trump were making is that he is still popular enough with the GOP base to drive turnout.
36% : While local issues will certainly shape both races, the elections will also unfold nearly a year into Trump's second term -- a period marked by dramatic policy shifts led by Trump and Musk, many of which are still to play out.
9% : "It is clear that his efforts to take a chainsaw to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are deeply unpopular.

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