Online Public Relations Thoughts

Elon Musk of Tesla, SpaceX and maybe, Twitter, says he can no longer vote Democrat and will now cast his ballot as a Republican.  That's curious because his car company is supported by liberals worried about the climate, and Republicans have trapped themselves in the lie that the last presidential election was stolen.  Predictably, Musk is being mocked online.  One must ask why he disclosed his political choice.  He could have remained silent, and it would have been an easier PR challenge to negotiate.  Musk is an unusual CEO in that he says what is on his mind without control, and he gets himself in hot water constantly.  As a founder-entrepreneur he can get away with that most of the time but regulators are watching him closely, especially the SEC.  He needs a PR executive who can stand up to him and tell him when to keep silent.