Musk after the Republican loss: My space rays did not work this time Billionaire Elon Musk referred to the victory of the Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate in the US mid-term elections, using the "X" platform, and said: "It seems that my space rays that interfered with the elections did not work this time." Musk's comment came after Republicans lost their majority in Congress, despite spending about half a billion dollars to support Republican candidates in the election, as the largest declared donor in the history of modern American politics.