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Who would vote for Elon Musk's America Party?

Crunching the numbers on the potential coalition for an anti-spending, anti-Trump, anti-Democrats, anti-Republicans political party... wait what?

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Jul 11, 2025
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Will Elon Musk be the next Ross Perot, or Cornel West?

For those getting caught up: After being frustrated by the increase in the federal budget deficit that Republicans have caused with their "One Big Beautiful Bill,” the richest man in the world last week declared independence from the two-party system. He ran an insta-poll on Twitter to assess support for a new political party, which received 80% of votes, and subsequently announced he was forming one. He calls it the "America Party."

According to Musk's social media posts, the movement will draw support from people who want to shrink government spending, are disillusioned with the two-party system, and think the Democrats are too ”woke.” Musk has taken increasingly strong stances against Donald Trump in recent weeks, making opposition to the president — or even soft support, relative to Musk’s — another cornerstone of the party agenda.

Musk appears to be serious about making the America Party work. In recent days, he has sought the…

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