According to an Observer Network's report on June 7, Musk, an American entrepreneur and former head of the "Government Efficiency Department", recently launched a vote on X website. He said, "Is it necessary to form a new political party in the United States to represent 80% of the centrists." As a result, 5.63 million accounts participated in the voting, 80.4% expressed support and 19.6% expressed opposition.
After the results were released, Musk was very excited. He said, "The people have made a voice." The United States does need a new political party to represent 80% of the centrists, and "just 80% of the people agree, this is fate." Subsequently, Musk simply named the party "American Party". The tweet received nearly 100,000 likes, 11,000 retweets and more than 20 million views, and 16,000 people expressed their opinions. It can be seen from this that Musk's idea of breaking the "two-party system" in the United States and establishing a "third party" does have a considerable "mass base".
So why did Musk do this? There are two main reasons. In terms of economic interests, Musk is already the richest man in the world, but his goal is to "the sea of stars". However, the existing American political parties, whether it is the Democratic Party representing the white left or the Republican Party representing the redneck, have disappointed him very much. Biden supports the development of electric vehicles, but supports the "transformation" of the old-school traditional automobile industry and does not intend to make Musk "sell the only one". Trump once considered supporting electric vehicles for Musk for the sake of the election, but eventually betrayed Musk.
For example, recently, Trump quietly issued the so-called "big and beautiful" bill without telling Musk, which canceled the "Electric Vehicle Injunction" and no longer vigorously promoted the development of the electric vehicle industry and canceled subsidies for people to purchase electric vehicles, which is obviously very unfavorable to Tesla. In addition, Trump also refused to appoint Musk's friends as the leader of the Space Administration and threatened to cancel the space contract given to Musk. It is obvious that Musk's wealth is facing a huge threat, and it is not difficult to understand that Musk's "establishment of the Party" without the protection of political forces.
In terms of political philosophy, Musk is not without his own propositions. For example, he clearly opposes the tariff war. He has repeatedly emphasized that the tariff war is "super stupid". After Trump vigorously promoted the tariff war, Musk also made connections, hoping to "give up" by lobbying Trump. For example, Musk supports globalization and opposes decoupling and chain breaks, while Trump represents the United States' "new isolationism" and is anti-globalization; for example, Musk believes that the reindustrialization of the United States requires cultivating new industries, while Trump intends to return the traditional manufacturing industry to please the blue-collar workers.
Some people may say that since Musk has so many "political differences" with Trump, why did he choose to support him? On the one hand, the Biden administration does not trust Musk. For example, although the Biden administration supports the development of electric vehicles, it intends to suppress Tesla. This makes Musk very angry and is disgusted by the white left-wing style, such as his son's transformation, etc.; on the other hand, Trump once promised to make changes, and Musk also fantasized about transforming the Republican "populism" through technology and capital, but it is obvious that he has been backfired.
So, is it possible for Musk to succeed in the founding of the Party? It should be said that the chance of success is relatively high.
- The current fierce battle between American political parties is too much. The emergence of the third party may have the effect of "remedy the chaos" and "correcting the source". It is the "call of history". 80% of the people support the establishment of the third party, which is a clear proof. Musk is a top figure in the United States, not short of money, media, and traffic. There have been many third parties in American history. The reason why they died was that on the one hand, the fierce struggles between the parties at that time were not as serious as they are now; on the other hand, it was also because the two major parties absorbed the programs of the small parties, leaving the small parties with no way out. But since both parties are now going to extremes and it is difficult to absorb the third party’s propositions, emerging parties will gain lasting influence and represent the interests of the vast majority of “moderate voters”.
So in general, if Musk really wants to form the "American Party", it is completely "intriguing". We once pointed out that Musk may run for president, but netizens pointed out that Musk is not a native American, so he is not given the title. But even so, wouldn’t it be great if Musk can become the leader of the one-party party, launch his own candidate, and send him to the White House, and be the "uncrowned king" behind the scenes?
