Elon Musk ‘s highly visible involvement in American politics over the past few years — culminating in several months serving as a key adviser to President Donald Trump — have come at a cost for Tesla . Once a brand beloved by the liberal set for its ostensibly eco-conscious electric vehicles, the automaker became a target for organized protests by that same demographic, with many owners trading in their cars and others sporting bumper stickers advertising their disgust with the company’s far-right CEO: “I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy,” “Anti Elon Tesla Club,” and “Elon Sucks” are just a few of the slogans now familiar across the nation’s highways.

But the financial result of this reputational damage for Tesla as a brand is harder to pin down. The company’s stock nosedived whi

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