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Elon Musk is spending big to boost Trump’s turnout. Republicans worry it might flop.

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk is spending big to boost Trump ’s campaign ground game.

Republicans worry it might flop.

Mr. Musk has dropped just shy of $75 million into America PAC since July .

His group has spent more than $110 million in all, most of it on “get out the vote” operations.

The tech tycoon and world’s wealthiest person has recently ramped up his political efforts in a big way.

He hosted a town hall in suburban Philadelphia on Thursday to rally support for the president ahead of the state's voting registration deadline.

Mr. Musk endorsed Mr. Trump immediately after the former president survived an assassination attempt this summer .

Some swing-state chairmen and strategists say the smaller field program won’t be a liability.

Republicans are making up a larger share of the early vote in swing states than four years ago .

Republicans have also made significant gains in voter registration statistics in key swing states including Arizona , Pennsylvania , North Carolina , and Nevada .