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Elizabeth Knight Business columnist November 6, 2025 — 3.57pm

Among the several popularity contests in the US this week, there are two that rise to the level of being really consequential.

The first is the New York mayoral race, won by a democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, with his promises of taking from the rich to help the poor. The second is the impending shareholder vote on whether to make America’s richest man, Elon Musk a trillionaire.

The fact that Mamdani won in a landslide, and Musk is odds on to get the tick from Tesla shareholders for his unfathomably large pay deal on Thursday (US time) hinge on one thing. While their respective views and ideologies are poles apart, both Mamdani are Musk are supreme salesmen.

Mamdani won th

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