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'Very few' Democrats are willing to buy a Tesla after Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump

The Tesla CEO has become increasingly more controversial and openly political in recent years

The electric vehicle maker’s favorability among Democrats has dropped to 16% as of July 16, down 20 percentage points from January, Yahoo Finance reports, citing new data from analytics firm CivicScience. CivicScience CEO John Dick told Yahoo Finance that the firm’s data has found that “Democrats, more closely than Republicans, associate Elon Musk and his actions with the brand.” “Californians’ love affair with electric vehicle giant Tesla may have peaked,” the dealers association said in April, noting that rivals are providing more options for consumers interested in EVs.

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