Democrats Welcome Elon Musk’s Third Party Threat

Musk’s Third-Party Threats Delight Democrats

Elon Musk’s threat of fielding candidates for his “America Party” has Democrats in competitive districts seeing a window to flip several seats, viewing the addition of a third-party as a spoiler in their favor, Politico reported on Saturday. Since breaking from his close bond with Trump, the Tesla CEO has become disillusioned with the administration he largely helped elect. Musk’s antipathy toward Trump’s “big, beautiful, bill” coupled with his …

Musk's Third-Party Threats Delight Democrats

Elon Musk's threat of fielding candidates for his America Party has Democrats in competitive districts seeing a window to flip several seats, viewing the addition of a third-party as a spoiler in their favor, Politico reported on Saturday.

Democrats Welcome Elon Musk’s Third Party Threat

“Elon Musk is promising to shake up the midterms with his own political party. Democrats aren’t sweating it,” Politico reports. “Musk’s yet-unfulfilled plans to form an ‘America Party’ could threaten Republicans already fighting to defend their seats by razor-thin margins in next year’s midterms elections, Democrats argued, by siphoning off more disgruntled conservatives from Republicans than disaffected liberals from the Democrats.”