Posted on 07/08/2025 10:14:23 AM PDT by RandFan
As Elon Musk moves to create a third party to upend America’s political system, he’s spoken with one-time Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang about the nascent effort.
Yang, the 2020 White House contender and founder of the independent Forward Party, said in an interview that he has been “in touch” with Musk and his team.
“I’m excited for anyone who wants to move on from the duopoly,” Yang said. “And I’m happy to help give someone a sense of what the path looks like.”
He did not respond to follow-up questions about when they spoke and what else they discussed. Yang amped up his denunciation of America’s two-party system after his failed run for New York City mayor in 2021 as a Democrat. The Forward Party has been recognized in a handful of states and has a goal of achieving ballot access in all 50 states this year.
The conversation between the entrepreneurs and two-party system skeptics provides a rare glimpse into Musk’s behind-the-scenes machinations as he attempts to create the “America Party” — an arduous and expensive task that will test the political clout of the world’s richest man. Musk revealed on Saturday that he would form the party amid his dramatic fallout with President Donald Trump.
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Agreed. Which is the main reason I hate the forced Ponzi scheme called Social Security.
Yang was somewhat right with his UBI push. He was a bit too early to advocate for it, though.
We will see employers lay off their workers due to AI. And they can't get jobs.
This is where UBI comes in.
The Left will vote Dem and Indies will get tricked into voting for the Independence Party and take away from the GOP candidate. The only reason independents vote GOP is because the Dems have gone so far radical Left.
You’re right and not just CNN either
They will want to split that vote only way they can win with around a third of the vote.
Musk will take anyone he can get right now. Eventually he will pile up a bunch of losers who represent nothing his new party was supposed to stand for and will become something else and then it will be gone.
Tells you all you need to know about Musk.
They should call it the “Silicon Valley Party”
Musk isn't serious if guys like Andrew Yang are in the party.
He's better off with having a bunch of nobodies. But Musk would have to come up with a platform first.
The secretary of Muskrat’s so-called political party is from India.
Can’t say I’m too surprised .
“lol what? Teaming up with Yang?”
exactly ... looks like Elon got his first fringe candidate to sign up ... i can’t wait to find out who the rest will be ...
i guess Elon is gonna find out that: “Money can’t buy me par-tee” [sung to the tune of Beatle’s “Can’t Buy Me Love”] ...
Somebody on here predicted this. Only they meant it as a joke...Which is even more prescient.
yin and yang?
3rd parties suck votes. I think Elon pulls more from the R’s than dems.
Yang? Dunno. Unknown in need of a name tag.
Musk may have information to get rid of the scumbags in both parties. He definitely has the money to fund good opposition candidates. Just sayin’. This will be interesting.
Elon scooping up the Democrat echo chamber Twitter only freaked enough out that they have this thing called BlueSky now, which is an even bigger echo chamber.
It’s interesting that domestic enemy Twitter before Elon brought about a need for Truth Social and domestic enemy Twitter after Elon brought about a flocking to BlueSky where crazy Dems wanted zero to do with a company that was willing to platform the current President after deplatforming him.
Democrat party is at risk of fracturing far more than the Republicans.
The Republican fracture already happened by Trump infiltrating it.
He brought Independents and some Democrats with him.
I will NEVER vote for an Elon Musk party! Phooey!
Tell me that after the midterms.
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