A simpler theory might go like this: Musk and Zuck both want to be richer, and both want a government that regulates, investigates, and fines them less.

The Republicans are the team you want to play on. There doesn't need to be any retribution or payback or realizations or switching sides.

It's a money play, simple.

If the Democrats could come up with a plausible pro-business strategy (and they could), it might not be such as easy choice.