During Tesla’s earnings call this week, after the top electric vehicle maker posted disappointing results with worse-than-expected revenue from its car business, analysts and retail investors did not CEO Elon Musk the most obvious question: Why did you announce your vocal support for Donald Trump for president, when that could politicize Tesla’s brand for its mostly Democratic buyers?
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