> Elon Musk was once fairly popular.

Well why did that change? It's clear as day that his favorability rating highly correlates with his political "activism"..

If it's all the same to you, I think I'd rather ask Musk how popular Nate Silver is. I won't learn anything either way, but Musk's reply might be more amusing.

who cares?

Just don't buy a Tesla without researching the alternatives. That would be like buying a car because the salesperson is cute.