Elon Musk�s weekend bombshell announcing the creation of a new �America Party� may have set social media ablaze, but political analysts are already declaring it dead on arrival. Senior CNN data analyst Harry Enten shredded the tech billionaire�s third-party ambitions as electorally delusional and strategically incoherent.
�This entire thing makes very little sense to me,� Enten said bluntly. �It makes about as much sense as selling sand in the desert.�
Enten pointed to the glaring overlap between Musk�s fan base and the Republican Party, arguing that Musk is attempting to build a movement out of voters who already have a political home. �We�re talking about just four percent of voters who like Musk but don�t like the GOP,� he said. �That�s not a base�it�s a statistical rounding error.�
The outlook for the so-called America Party is just as grim down-ballot. When asked about the historical success rate of third-party congressional candidates, Enten didn�t hold back: �Horrible! Awful! Terrible, terrible, terrible!�
Still, there�s one scenario experts aren�t ruling out: Musk spoiling GOP chances in 2026 by siphoning off just enough votes to tilt key races toward Democrats. �He could spoil it for the GOP,� Enten warned. �But he probably can�t win it himself.�
In other words, Musk may not be building a party�he may be handing Democrats a gift.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)