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Rhiannon12866

(239,177 posts) Mon Jul 7, 2025, 11:35 PM Jul 7

MAGA Nightmare! Musk's threat explodes with new third party to take on GOP, Trump - The Beat - MSNBC

Elon Musk says he will form a third party called “The America Party” to take on Trump's GOP, an escalation of the feud between the former Trump administration special employee and the president. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Democratic Political Strategist Juanita Tolliver and The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich. - Aired on 07/07/2025.

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MAGA Nightmare! Musk's threat explodes with new third party to take on GOP, Trump - The Beat - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 7 OP

Musk's third party intelpug Jul 8 #1

It will never fly... Septua Jul 8 #2

It won't work because: no_hypocrisy Jul 8 #3

Well said. TFG "rules" by fear. Rather than fighting him, two of the three major networks caved in Rhiannon12866 Jul 8 #4

intelpug

(137 posts)

1. Musk's third party

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 12:08 AM

Jul 8

I kinda doubt this will come to much in the end, This is not any different than what H Ross Perot tried to do and that ended up going nowhere

Septua

(2,819 posts)

2. It will never fly...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 12:10 AM

Jul 8

There are over 420 registered political parties in the United States of America, with many different blends of political viewpoints. However, there are only two nationally recognized political parties, the Republicans and Democrats. Most of the other parties fall under those two political parties with variations, or under other ideological umbrellas, like Progressive, Libertarian, Conservative, Socialist, Communist, etc.

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%20of,Party%20and%20the%20Democratic%20Party.

It's Musk fucking with Trump...Godzilla vs King Kong.

no_hypocrisy

(52,355 posts)

3. It won't work because:

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:36 AM

Jul 8

You need donors. Musk can't unilaterally finance a new party. With donors, comes votes. No donors, no votes.

Not enough time. 3+ years to establish a new party, replete with candidates for the House and Senate. Not going to happen. Musk is delusional if he believes non-Trump Republicans will flee to his party.

Air time. Even if Musk got his candidates, the corporate media would be fearful of running spots for them. Fearful of Trump.

Rhiannon12866

(239,177 posts)

4. Well said. TFG "rules" by fear. Rather than fighting him, two of the three major networks caved in

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:40 AM

Jul 8

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