Posted on 07/07/2025 6:33:53 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Elon Musk said Saturday he was launching the "America Party" after President Trump signed his historic spending bill.
In a falling out with the president, Musk has been critical of the bill in recent weeks and said he would start a new political party if it passed.
Musk said the party could start by targeting a select number of seats in Congress.
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Jmo, he is doing this to massage his ego.
There is no America Party....
What does he think the American party stands for??? Has he even thought this through?
Also known as the H-1B Party.
Third party is an option when you have TWO failed parties. We don't have that!
So long as MAGA is as successful as it is now, who will Elon Musk speak for? Himself??
It’s divisive, a way to split the GOP ticket. I dislike Elon more each day. This is not being positive, it’s being pro Democrat.
It’s a grift, Jim.
Elon has three citizenships...South Africa, Canada, and US. He seems to be more a petulant, wannabe outside of his arena (technology) trying to make trouble here, to me.
Paging Ross Perot.
Yep, no different. remind me what did Perot get elected to? NOTHING
Mark Cuban says he can help to get the new party on ballots.
The Butt-Hurt Billionaires Party?
Why does everything have to turn into a flipping tragedy?
To be so smart, Musk is an incredibly short sighted child.
His focus should be to get to Mars and found a colony there.....anything that is not core critical to that should drop off his radar.
Mars. That will be his legacy......or not.... depending on how long he continues to be a dick.
Just WTF did he expect Trump to be?
Maybe they aren't paying enough taxes....
His companies and especially Tesla was the biggest recipient of Gummit subsidies.
Cuts to social security and Medicare to increase government contracts to the wealthy plus unlimited invasion from India
Question, is the CIA on the side of Musk. Or are they on the democrat side. I think the Musk party is the never Trump people. Who are just NeoCons. So I am more against them than even democrats. Remember Musk makes his money off the US government. If he does not get subsidies from the government he can’t make a profit. His values are malleable. I am not sure I understand where he stands firmly on anything.
I like Elon in a lot of ways, but this one may be a bridge too far.
Midterms are a year away, he certainly has the money and influence to attract some talent to run in the midterms... But lets say the party does pick off a few house seats or a Senate seat...
What will the party do? I don’t begrudge Elon’s frustration over spending.. he’s right, both parties are insane fiscally anymore. However, what are they going to do? Will the house be so close a few votes matter? With the direction democrats are currently on, even with third party involvement, targeting perceived vulnerable seats, will the balance be so close that a handful of seats would matter?
As to a presidential race, Its hard to see how a third party in 2028 could play anything other than a spoiler.
What’s exactly Elon’s plan, if he has one at all.
As messed up as our politics are, I can say, nations with 3, 4, 5 or 15 party parliaments are far more of a mess generally.
So, we shall see what happens. Is this a true long term play to try to influence policy, and a long term play? Or is this a short term, reaction?
Honestly, if a third party were to come in, playing truly for the middle, I suspect if played right, this would likely further decimate the democrats, because there is a lot of room between where the democrats are way way out on the left, and the where Trump is, more center-right. I know the media want to tell you Trump is far right, but he’s really not.
So, guess we will see.
Will Thomas Massie and Rand Paul, both from KY be the first to join the H-1B Party?
I’m just asking for a friend.
I doubt Musk will try to give the NEOCONS a party... that’s a dead horse, Trump has already beaten them over and over again.. If musk were to push that, that’s just guaranteed failure.
If he does then this is all just theater and show.
We shall see.
Musk could have targeted a select number of seats in the primaries. Basic math tells us that.
Rocket Scientist Musk apparently isn't so smart.
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