55 percent say Musk has too much power in making decisions affecting US: Poll
A majority of voters say they think tech billionaire Elon Musk has too much power in making decisions that affect the country, according to a survey released Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted four weeks into President Trump’s second term, 55 percent of self-identified registered voters say Musk has too much power, 36 percent say he has about the right amount and 3 percent say he has too little.
The results show a clear partisan divide: 96 percent of Democrats say Musk has too much power, compared to 56 percent of independents and 16 percent of Republicans.
Those who say the Tesla CEO has the right amount of power include 78 percent of Republicans, 33 percent of independents and 1 percent of Democrats, according to the data.
Few respondents say Musk has too little power: 4 percent of independents and 1 percent of Republicans.
The poll shows a slight uptick in the share of voters who disapprove of Musk playing a prominent role in the Trump administration. In the February poll, 54 percent approve and 42 percent disapprove of Musk playing a prominent role.
In a separate poll conducted in late January, 53 percent of voters disapproved while 39 percent approved of Musk's influence in Trump's administration.
The poll comes as Musk has become the public face for many of the sweeping changes Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency have taken to reduce the size of government and cut the federal workforce.
The Quinnipiac poll of 1,039 self-identified registered voters was conducted from Feb. 13-17 and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
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