Despite the pearl clutching from prominent Democrats, most Americans simply do not care about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter.
A new poll released Wednesday by Fox News shows that 62% of Americans say Musk’s purchase of Twitter either matters “not at all” or “not much.” In contrast, only 36% say that it matters “some” or “a great deal.”
The indifference applies to all sides of the political spectrum. 59% of Democrats do not think the purchase matters much while 60% of Republicans think the same. Independents are even more indifferent, with 70% saying that Musk’s purchase does not matter much or at all.
There is a political divide on the subject of if the purchase is a positive thing or not. Among Republicans, 64% said it was a good thing while only 15% said the purchase was bad. By contrast, only 26% of Democrats thought it was a good thing while 45% said it was bad. Independents were more split, with 37% thinking it was a good thing and 30% saying the purchase was a bad thing.
Overall, 44% of respondents said the purchase was a good thing, 30% said it was bad while “don’t care” and “unsure” got 13% each.
The study was conducted from April 28 to May 1 and was a joint project between Beacon Research and Shaw & Company Research. It polled 1,003 registered voters who were selected at random and was conducted by calling participants through both cell phones and landlines.
Elon Musk has called himself a free speech absolutist and has promised to bring more transparency to Twitter’s censorship policies and enable greater freedom of speech on the platform.
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal suggests that Musk plans to make Twitter a publicly traded company again in a few years.