--- title: "Elon Musk’s Trump PAC Is Absolute Chaos Behind the Scenes" description: "Things are so bad behind the scenes of Elon Musk's political action committee (PAC) that it may tank Donald Trump's chances of winning." date: "2024-11-02" modified: "2024-11-02" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musks-america-pac-chaos" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "politics" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk’s Trump PAC Is Absolute Chaos Behind the Scenes ![Things are so bad behind the scenes of Elon Musk's political action committee (PAC) that it may tank Donald Trump's chances of winning.]() *Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he steps on stage during a rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) \Image: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images\* ## Spoofed Things are so bad behind the scenes of Elon Musk's political action committee (PAC) that it could tank Donald Trump's chances of winning back the White House. In [interviews with *NBC News*](), nine GOP canvassers and operatives involved with the project said that Musk's America PAC has had issues with everything from sketchy data submissions to forcing its staff into a hurricane. And the organizers trying to weather those disparate storms are not, the operatives suggested, equipped to handle them. Last week, [*The Guardian* revealed]() that there had been a spike in suspicious canvassing entries on Campaign Sidekick, the app America PAC uses to log voter contact phone calls and door knocks. Despite subsequent reporting revealing that paid canvassers were [exchanging tips on how to "spoof" data](), operatives who spoke to *NBC* expressed that it's even worse than people realized. After news of the suspect data went public, organizers subcontracted by America PAC began double-checking entries after canvassers submitted them, *NBC*'s confidential sources said. "Everyone gets an eyeball every few days," one person familiar with the fraud-guarding effort said, adding that canvassers have been regularly fired for either not doing their jobs or submitting phony data. "The PAC uses other analytical tools to identify potential anomalies," the operative said, "and then issues physical audits off of the forensic audit." As experts have suggested, inconsistent or fraudulent data is harmful to campaigns because it can project a [false sense of confidence]() in numbers that are not real — a bad situation made all the worse by issues entirely outside the PAC's control. ## Hurricane Party Along with interviews about the data-spoofing going on in America PAC, other canvassers who spoke to *NBC* on condition of anonymity said that they were made to knock on doors even during the uber-powerful Hurricane Helene as it began making landfall in North Carolina at the end of September. As Helene was brewing inland in the Southeast, canvassers north of Charlotte were told that even though they'd previously been instructed to make phone calls instead of physically knocking on doors, their manager informed them later in the day that they needed to go out into the storm. "I’m knocking on people’s doors," one of the canvassers said. "They’re looking at me like I’m crazy." Unsurprisingly, a lot of the subcontracted canvassers quit after that debacle — but according to another of *NBC*'s higher-placed sources, nobody was forced to go out into the rain. "Virtually the entire team was on the phones in the morning, but as weather allowed, a number of canvassers notified us they wanted to canvass," the operative said. "Safety was always emphasized, with the team being instructed to stay inside if there was any question." Whatever the case may be, it's clear that there's a lot of chaos afoot inside Musk's PAC — and in an already-chaotic election cycle, that's not good news for Trump's chances. **More on America PAC:** [*Elon Musk's "Political Acivists" Aren't What They Seem*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()