The end is near? Elon Musk asks if he should step down as head of Twitter in latest poll

In a twist nobody saw coming, Elon Musk has tweeted yet another poll, this time vowing to step down as head of Twitter if that is the will of the people.

As the poll tops 5 million votes at the time of this writing, people have voted 58% Yes to 42% No, signaling that a strong majority would like Musk to step down as head of Twitter.

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022

Elon Musk has been consistent in his willingness to follow the outcome of his polls. If this trend continues, you can expect him to follow through.

What will that mean? Who knows? He’ll still own Twitter and likely be very involved in the direction of the platform, but he may select a person to head the company who is not such a lightning rod.

One would expect Musk has access to data that would give him an indication of how this poll would play out. It may be that he’s using the poll to segue into a move he was already planning.

I can’t believe @ElonMusk would even consider this right now, but let’s all RT this to our like-minded tweeps and make sure we all vote “NO.” https://t.co/AoeJxMEo6d

— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) December 18, 2022

We’d love Musk to stay. Twitter has been hilarious lately. Understand though that ‘head of Twitter’ is different than ‘guy who owns Twitter and exerts major influence over the platform’.

He’s not going anywhere.

Absolutely not.

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) December 18, 2022

We agree.

I was the first person on Twitter to vote and tell Elon Musk to step down as head of Twitter pic.twitter.com/O3V0S1R3uC

— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) December 18, 2022

LOL. What a dweeb this guy is.

pic.twitter.com/USsWjToNvP

— The Right To Bear Memes (@grandoldmemes) December 18, 2022

All of the liberals are retweeting the poll and the “journalists” are writing articles breathlessly right now.

“This is our chance to get rid of Elon !!”

Not realizing this is exactly what Elon wants. He already has his CEO selected and is just creating news and engagement.

— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) December 18, 2022

Seems very likely this is what’s going on here.

https://t.co/RxVbPKa63I

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) December 18, 2022

Musk has hinted at this in the past.

You should actually sell twitter!

— KID VICIOUS🔪 (@kirkacevedo) December 18, 2022

Sorry, kid, ain’t gonna happen.

https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1604626193885577217?s=20&t=xG8ZNB0m0kD7XzmIKSnD_g

Look, we don’t like Elon Musk giving these folks what feels like a win, but let’s face it, they’re miserable people. They’ll likely be angry again soon enough.

Coincidence? https://t.co/qay3G97cuz pic.twitter.com/gbgnayYmky

— Heather Gardner (@heathergtv) December 18, 2022

HAHA! Imagine the meltdowns.

He should step down for a day then announce his comeback the day after.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/VCzOwyybZp

— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) December 18, 2022

The Twitchy articles would write themselves!

vote as if our democracy was bound, gagged, and had its nipples hooked up to a car battery https://t.co/sDqcSXO71v

— siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) December 18, 2022

That’s … umm … colorful … but, yeah, go vote! LOL.