Poll: Majority Approve of Elon Musk Buying Twitter, Believe Company Targets Conservatives
A majority of American voters support Elon Musk’s coming acquisition of Twitter, while another majority say they think the platform targets conservatives, according to a new poll.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll began tracking the thoughts of voters on the issue last week, before Musk agreed to buy the platform.
Musk recently disclosed he had purchased nine percent of the company. He turned down an offer to sit on the board, and Twitter vowed to prevent a takeover.
The billionaire came out victorious Monday, and he celebrated.
🚀💫♥️ Yesss!!! ♥️💫🚀 pic.twitter.com/0T9HzUHuh6
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
On Monday afternoon, the company announced its intention to sell to the Tesla CEO, who will take it private after he acquired 100 percent for $44 billion.
While some Twitter employees are reportedly displeased about the prospect of working for Musk, a majority of voters are happy to see the company sold to him.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll, which was rereleased exclusively to The Hill after news of the Twitter sale was announced, found a majority want to see the company change hands.
The Hill reported:
Fifty-seven percent of voters said they approve of entrepreneur Elon Musk buying Twitter, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Monday.
Another 43 percent said they were opposed to Musk purchasing the social media platform.
The poll was conducted late last week and released hours after Twitter reached an agreement to sell itself to Musk for $44 billion on Monday.
When asked by the survey if Twitter is fair, a small majority answered they believe Twitter targets conservatives. Fifty-two percent agreed Twitter treats conservatives unfairly, while 48% classified Twitter as fair.
The poll’s co-director Mark Penn told The Hill Twitter is viewed “increasingly out of the mainstream,” especially among those who “believe in free speech.”
“Most of America welcomes the Musk takeover,” he added.
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll surveyed 1,966 registered voters online from April 20 to 21. The poll did not report a margin of error.
