Elon Musk’s Plans for New Political Party Will Likely Be Derailed by System Hostile to New Voices

Elon Musk’s plans for new political party will likely be derailed by system hostile to new voices

Two-party control of U.S. politics runs contrary to the vision of the Constitution’s framers. (Douglas Rissing/Getty Images)As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s recent call for an America Party may be unserious, but it speaks to something real. Surveys consistently show that millions of American voters feel they lack real choices. They b…

Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be derailed by a US political system hostile to new voices

by Thom Reilly, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s recent call for an America Party may be unserious, but it speaks to something real. Surveys consistently show that millions of American voters feel they lack real choices. They beli…