The Pew Research Center released polling data on Musk on Feb. 19, 2025, showing that 54 percent of adults in the U.S. have an unfavorable view of Elon Musk. That's a large number of potential shoppers who are likely to show their distaste for the Tesla owner by boycotting his products.

The general consensus was clear: To a person, everyone said they love their Tesla. But, whether they like Musk or hate him, they said they are being plagued by social pressure, random targeting and, sometimes, deeply personal ethical battles over keeping their cars.

To rally support for his effort to impose an email questionnaire on federal employees, Elon Musk resorted to one of his favorite tactics: posting a poll on X. “Should all federal employees be required to send a short email with some basic bullet points about what they accomplished last week?