and current progressive talk radio host Joan Esposito dumped her Tesla a couple of weeks ago. I have to wonder how much she got for it because EV resale values aren't all that great and Tesla are probably even worse.

who are "upper middle class" (and higher) who are (or have become) "apolitical", and may even have one already (perhaps an older model) and would be willing to add another and/or "upgrade", if the price was right.

I would also posit that in some cases, you may have MAGats who are "medium-size" business owners (e.g., they might own a "chain" of something - restaurants, bars, clubs, auto dealerships, etc.) who embrace Musk, and who might now want to try these cars out for the first time.

I would buy a Tesla.

a Tesla was a way of riding down the road announcing you have a lot of money. Never thought there was anything progressive about it.

It doesn't do this -

It's one of the reasons I bought one; $5/gal gas gets expensive after a while...

My Tesla just turned 10 years old and is still the best car I've ever owned; I have lost about 10% of the original battery capacity, but it's still capable of being driven cross-country -- which I just did last month. And the Model Y is the Swiss army knife of cars; they're everywhere in SoCal.

Tesla builds pretty decent cars, and they sparked the now competitive EV market space; they're having to promote some very attractive deals to lure customers in, but Musk has really poisoned the brand.

Stock is dropping like a rock again today, I noticed. I think it's going to continue to fall for quite a while.

are worried.