Written by Daily Caller News Foundation Reporter/Clipper Jason Cohen.
CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings warned Elon Musk on Sunday that his newly launched third party could divide the right and help Democrats win.
Musk posted on X Saturday that he had just created the “America Party,” asserting it would restore “freedom” to Americans. Jennings said on “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash” that the effort could backfire by splitting conservatives and Republicans who otherwise share core goals. (RELATED: ‘If I Was Waiting For FEMA, I Would Be Screwed’: You’ll Sob Watching What’s Happening In NC Months After Hurricane Helene)
“It’s harder than it looks to start a political party. And, you know, we’ll see where they go with it. My humble advice to Elon, who I admire very much, actually, is that you may be dividing the forces of people who want to save Western civilization to the benefit of the people who don’t,” Jennings said. “And so, to the extent that this effort would divide conservatives and Republicans against each other, that wouldn’t be helpful, because it would leave the country to people who want unfettered immigration, who don’t share your fiscal views, and so on and so forth.”
“So, we’ll see where it goes. I sort of hope everybody puts the band back together the way they had it back in 2024, because when everybody was working together, things worked quite well,” he added.
Musk began to repeatedly float the idea of creating the “America Party” to cater to disaffected fiscal conservatives and libertarians after becoming frustrated by Republican lawmakers’ support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill — which the president signed into law on Friday. (RELATED: California Dems Blame Wildfires On Trump After Their Party Created Tinderbox Of Regs)
However, political experts said that Musk’s billions would be better spent buying him influence within the GOP’s existing party structure instead of challenging America’s entrenched two-party duopoly.
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TMM Analysis
We are living through a major social revolution, whether we want to admit it or not. Sometimes it can be hard to see the forest from the trees. But rest assured, change is here.
We already lived through a major disruption with the MAGA movement upending years of Republican-In-Name-Only (RINO) leadership. So, does Musk have the power to create a third party?
The short answer is: yes.
The long answer is: yes, but he probably won’t see it come to fruition the way he truly desires. Unless he can harness the power of all those feeling disenfranchised by Trump Republicanism, far-leftist extremist Democrats (which seem to be the only Democrats who have any type of power), and bring all young people together under one umbrella that is both pro-life and pro-choice, pro-America, while also being pro-globalist, he doesn’t really stand a chance of making the difference he hope. (RELATED: Guys, We May Have Found The Most Addictive New Outdoors Show On YouTube)
In the same way that the Tea Party, Libertarians, and the Independents do very little-to-nothing to change American politics, any new party would probably face the same negligible attention.
It can be easy to think that you have power, particularly if you have a lot of followers on various Internet platforms, but none of this power is real. No matter how many likes, clicks, and followers you have, almost none of it translates into macro-real-world influence.
People with major followings on X, who think they are the voices within American politics, do not seem to realize they actually have less influence that the women made famous through MomTok (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives). Isn’t that insanely humbling to realize?
We are interested in what you think about the chances of Musk’s potential third party changing American politics forever. Email us at editor@themodernmemo.com with your opinion, as we want to hear it all!
