Elon Musk's 'vote red' post vanished after Election Day

Elon Musk posted a uncomplicated Election Day communication Tuesday: "Vote red today!"

Americans mostly didn't prosecute his advice. Then, it seems, he deleted the post.

On Wednesday, hours following Democrats surged to tsunami-like wins in the midterm elections, that Musk plea to ballot for Republicans disappeared from his X timeline.

Musk didn't immediately react to Business Insider's questions concerning why the "vote red" article was removed.

Early on Wednesday, as the results became clear, he appeared to change scheme and joked on X concerning his failed midterm spending approach.

"Guess my election-interfering area lasers didn't activity this time," he wrote. In a distinct post, he said, "Data centers in area looking beautiful appealing correct now."

The SpaceX CEO was the largest sole contributor during this midterms cycle, spending additional than $440 myriad to rear Republican candidates. He additionally used X as a phase to deride Democratic opponents.

Texas, anywhere Musk has reincorporated the two SpaceX and Tesla, was a particular focus. He spent $224 myriad to rear Texas Republicans during the race, per The New York Times, and, on X, called the Democratic now-Senator-elect, James Talarico, a "far extreme leftist," a "creep," and "pure evil." Those posts are motionless live as of the period of publishing.

The midterms could have important regulatory, contracting, and guideline implications for Musk — and shares of the two Tesla and SpaceX slumped on Wednesday as investors digested the ballot results. Data center companies are additionally flashing red.

Musk is not the lone Silicon Valley-to-Texas tech bro handling the downfall of a longtime Republican stronghold. Some "All-In" podcast hosts and Texas-based AI executives have started publically mourning the midterm results.