Overview

• Musk unveiled the America Party on July 5 to promote fiscal restraint and challenge the two-party system but has not secured FEC registration.
• Stringent state ballot-access requirements and campaign-finance regulations have kept the party off upcoming election ballots.
• A mid-July Quinnipiac University poll found that 77% of voters would not support a Musk-led third party despite nearly half expressing openness to generic alternatives.
• Political analysts warn the initiative may siphon a small segment of Republican voters without winning elections, potentially acting as a spoiler in close races.
• Public disillusionment remains high, with only 22% of Americans trusting the federal government and about 10% trusting Congress, yet that sentiment has not rallied support for Musk’s new party.