As the Democratic Party struggles to find a coherent message and flounders in the abyss that voters condemned it to after the 2024 election, the party has made one unified decision: make Elon Musk its primary villain.

And there is some indication that doing so is a good idea, politically speaking. It is hard to think of any nonelected government official who has so visibly wielded such influence over policymaking as Musk has since President Donald Trump invited him to lead the Department of Government Efficiency.