As Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched his political “the America Party” last week, he reacted to a post that painted a ‘dystopian’ future under which Kamala Harris won the 2024 election and US President Donald Trump is imprisoned and heavily fined.The post, which Musk responded to with a terse “Good points,” said, “There is an alternative dystopian timeline in the multiverse where Kamala Harris won the 2024 election. Trump is in prison and facing hundreds of millions in fines. SCOTUS is packed and declares all aspects of wokeism legal – affirmative action, etc. The border is wide open, illegals are pouring in, permanently changing the country.”“Just a little perspective when something bothers you,” it added.Musk’s endorsement of the post comes days after his dramatic fallout with Trump over the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a tax-and-spending proposal Musk claims would bankrupt the US.In response, Musk announced the America Party, a self-described fiscally conservative movement that he says will “reduce government waste” and challenge the entrenched “uniparty” of Democrats and Republicans. According to Musk, the new party aims to fill the ideological vacuum between the two major parties, with an emphasis on free speech, immigration control, and economic responsibility.Though Harris isn’t the Democratic nominee, speculation continues about her potential candidacy amid concerns over Former President Biden’s age and reelection chances.Despite the announcement of the new party, experts point out that building a viable third party in the US remains a major challenge, CNN reports.Legally, a new party isn’t required to register with the federal election commission unless it begins raising or spending money on federal races- and so far, there’s no record of such activity by the America Party.Historically, third-party movements have struggled to gain traction. One notable example is billionaire Ross Perot’s 1992 presidential bid, where he secured nearly 19 per cent of the popular vote but failed to win any electoral college votes.
