“The US party is created to give you back your freedom,” he wrote in a post on x O. However, is it as easy as he claims? Can there be a third party in the US political scene, beyond the Republicans and the Democrats?
It is worth noting that the owner of Space X said he was willing to join his party in the next electoral race, which will take place in 2026 for Congress.
Can a new party in the US be created?
The difficult mission may prove to be. As the newspaper typically states, it can be more difficult than sending a man to Mars.
Reality, however, remains the same. Establishing a third party in the US is not an easy task. In particular, it requires an organization that will be able to gather the signatures of thousands of voters in a state, just to be included in a ballot paper.
The truth is that the richest man in the world could be able to gather the required number of signatures. However, the question that arises then is who could support him, both as his voters and as candidates.
Of course, it is recalled that Ilon Musk had offered more than $ 200 million to Donald Trump’s election. Therefore, he has the financial ability to spend another higher amount on his party’s election.
How does the vote work?
The laws of the states govern access to the vote and “the laws in each state tend to be very complicated and unclear, and are imposed by party electoral officials,” explained Oliver Hall, founder and executive director of the Center for Competitive Republic. He states that “if party electoral officials are not willing to have you on the ballot, then they can impose it in somewhat arbitrary ways.”
Oliver Hall and his organization help third -party candidates manage access to ballots and lawsuits. But they have often faced democratic and Republican lawsuits, who through it are trying to “stifle” the other parties.
At the same time, Richard Winger stresses that in some states it is more difficult for the new parties to join the ballot to claim a place in the Congress race than for their position in the presidential election. Richard Winger is an expert on access to ballots and runs the Ballot Access News.
Why is it more difficult to join Congress a ballot?
Candidates for Congress- for a theoretically new party- are facing a labyrinthine system, which requires signatures and varies from state to state. The most restrictive laws exist in Georgia, where candidates – in addition to the two major parties – must collect 27,000 signatures from their region. This measure has prevented many from joining the election race.
Can Ilon Musk be able to set up a new party?
Many people think that the richest man in the world will not find it difficult to create a third big party in the US. But things are not so easy, not even for Ilon Musk.
In fact, he himself has also accepted support offerings. One of them is Andrew Yang of the “Promotion Party”, the “Liberal Party”, but also a number of advisers, according to Axios reports.
However, Ilon Musk’s desire to establish the “Party of America” is mostly rumors. Although he has discussed the issue with his associates, he has not yet made any move.
The world of consulting services and requests for third parties are specialized, but many people are motivated to broaden the choices of voters. Therefore, the billionaires should not find it difficult to find experts who are willing to work with him, many advisers at Axios said.
Ilon Musk “could make a third -party effort to make it immediately viable and this changes the data,” said Ron Nilson, who managed Gary Johnson’s election campaign for the presidency in 2016. He noted that he would think of his owner.
The name “America Party” can block Musk
The state of New York has a law, which prohibits the word “American”, but also any variant, to be included in a ballot paper as part of the name, according to.
Qualifying for a list of 435 candidates for the House of Representatives, if Ilon Musk promoted his idea at national level, would require about three times more signatures of requests from the inclusion of a Presidential candidate in the ballot in each state. In addition, this could cost more than $ 50 million only to collect signatures, as Richard Winger said.
Of course, a barrier to the attempt of the billionaire can be himself, in a sense. , which from the polls appear to be alienating him from citizens. It is not excluded that, once he realizes the bureaucracy and the difficulties of establishing a party, to give up.
What is its alternative?
Ilon Musk could easier to work on the already existing system than to establish a new party. In particular, there are several Republicans in Congress, who have expressed their aversion to the US president. However, there are few who say willing to be publicly positioned for it.
In recent weeks, for example, Senator Tom Tilis of North Carolina and MP Don Bacon from Nebraska announced that they will not seek re -election next year, partly because of their inability to fully commit to Donald’s agenda.
Indeed, several policy veterans belonging to smaller parties have pointed to Ilon Musk to try to participate in a smaller party, which already has a ballot paper. Others suggested that he try to persuade the active Republicans to align with his new effort, and not to attempt to elect new entrants in Congress.
