Elon Musk's 'crazy' new gambit needs to be 'taken seriously': professor

by Jonathan Shorman, Kansas Reflector

July 14, 2025

Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to form a new political party came easily, with the billionaire simply posting his intentions on his social media platform, X. Now comes the hard part.

If the world’s richest man seriously pursues his goal of standing up what he calls the America Party, Musk will have to navigate a patchwork of state-level requirements to get his party and its candidates on general election ballots across the country.