America’s Two-Party System Here to Stay

Elon Musk’s “America Party,” which he lauded in early July, didn’t last very long. They never do. As the Wall Street Journal reported six weeks later:

Of course, it was always obvious that it could be very bad for Musk’s sprawling business empire to launch a high-profile assault on the party that currently controls the executive branch and both houses of Congress, especially given the vindictive nature of President Trump and his lack of qualms about translating that sentiment into the leverage of federal regulatory power. It would require remarkable commitment for Musk to stay that course, and he seems to have thought better of it.

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Dan McLaughlin

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Elon Musk’s “America Party,” which he lauded in early July, didn’t last very long. They never do. As the Wall Street Journal reported six weeks later:

Of course, it was always obvious that it could be very bad for Musk’s sprawling business empire to launch a high-profile assault on the party that currently controls the executive branch and both houses of Congress, especially given the vindictive nature of President Trump and his lack of qualms about translating that sentiment into the leverage of federal regulatory power. It would require remarkable commitment for Musk to stay that course, and he seems to have thought better of it.