New polling this week indicates that there is a strong desire among U.S. voters for a third political party, to counter both the Republican and Democratic parties. However, when asked if they’d join a party created by billionaire Elon Musk, voters overwhelmingly rejected the idea.

Elon Musk's new political party has attracted the interest of political figures including Mark Cuban and Anthony Scaramucci. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, multiple people have responded to Musk announcing he would form a new party, though he has also attracted criticism, too.

The McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2022 set strict limits on donations to political parties. The current limit is just under $450,000 spread across different party purposes.

Since Musk decided to launch a new political party, he'll need to contend with a thicket of complicated state laws, time-consuming ballot access rules and intense litigation.

The McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2022 set strict limits on donations to political parties. The current limit is just under $450,000 spread across different party purposes.

For the moment, let’s take seriously Elon Musk’s talk about trying to start a new political party to compete with the Republican and Democratic parties. He sounds deeply frustrated with this ...