Most US citizens would support the emergence of a third major political party, but would not want SpaceX founder Elon Musk to participate in it. This is shown by the results of a Fox News poll published on Tuesday.
According to the survey, 53% of respondents believe that the emergence of a third influential party in the United States is a good idea. 42% of respondents are against such an initiative. Only 22% of respondents are ready to support the creation of a new party led by Musk, who until recently was the coordinator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and was part of the inner circle of US President Donald Trump. 75% of respondents are negative about Musk creating a new party.
As Fox News notes, the willingness of Americans to support the creation of a new major party is associated with voters' disappointment with both Republicans and Democrats. 64% of respondents agree that the Democratic Party does not have a clear plan to solve the problems facing the United States. 54% of respondents think the same about Republicans.
The survey was conducted from July 18 to 21. 1,000 Americans participated. The margin of error was 3 percentage points.
After Musk left government service, he and Trump organized a noisy public showdown on June 5 via social networks. The businessman said that without his support, the head of the US administration would not have won the elections in November 2024, approved the idea of a new attempt to impeach Trump, criticized the government spending bill developed at the initiative of the White House and the import tariffs imposed by the president. Trump said that Musk had gone crazy and had stopped conscientiously fulfilling his obligations to DOGE.
On July 5, Musk announced the creation of the American Party in the United States.