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Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter isn’t a big deal for the majority of American voters, according to a new Fox News national poll released Wednesday.
The survey finds that Musk buying the tech giant doesn’t matter to 62% of registered voters, including 43% who say it doesn’t matter at all.
The acquisition of the social media platform fails to eliminate majorities across most demographic and political groups, with independents being particularly indifferent (70% doesn’t matter).
Overall, 36% think the Musk-Twitter deal is important (20% a lot, 16% a little).
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When it comes to the outcome of the sale, more voters think it’s a good thing than a bad thing by 14 points (44% good vs. 30% bad).
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This pro-buy gap climbs to 30 points among voters who say selling matters a lot to them (63% good versus 33% bad).
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Republicans (64%) are much more likely than Democrats (26%) and Independents (37%) to think Musk buying Twitter is a good thing. The greatest approval comes from self-proclaimed very conservative voters, with 67% calling it good.
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Conducted from April 28 to May 1, 2022, under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News poll includes interviews with 1,003 registered voters nationwide who were selected at chance in a national electoral register and spoke with live interviewers on landlines and cellphones. The total sample has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
