STORY: :: Elon Musk says he's 'dark, gothic MAGA' at a Trump rally in New York:: October 27, 2024:: New York“I’m not just MAGA, I’m dark, gothic MAGA. Well, it’s.. the energy in this room is incredible.”"This is a real election battle. So you need to get friends and family to vote. Make sure they vote, vote early. This is important. We're going to be putting up a scorecard, okay. An early vote scorecard. State by state, county by county. What is the scorecard? Vote early, vote now.”“America's just not gonna be great. America is going to reach heights that it has never seen before. The future is going to be amazing.”The high-profile spectacle aimed at generating media buzz in a state that Trump is likely to lose on Nov. 5.Musk, who is supporting Trump's reelection bid with his X social media platform and enormous wealth, called the election a “real battle” and urged people to vote early for the Republican.Trump, a New York celebrity for decades, hoped to use the event at the iconic venue known for Knicks basketball games and Billy Joel concerts to deliver his closing argument against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, even though the state last backed a Republican presidential candidate in 1984.Some of the introductory speakers used racist and misogynistic language in warming up a capacity crowd in the hours before Trump was set to speak.