Mitch McConnell, like many PBP leaders before him, had a simple plan–throw the Reactionaries enough red meat on social issues to keep them on board, but maintain control over the agenda, particularly with regard to tax cuts. It worked until Trump and MAGA renegotiated the deal and put the Reactionaries in control.
Musk, through his pungent criticisms of the left, is trying to use the McConnell playbook to implement the CL agenda. But MAGA has seen through that gambit; it understands that the CL vision of a deregulated America that is safe for huge tech businesses is far from its own. The alliance of convenience cannot last; by the end of the year, there will be a clear winner and loser.