05-07-2025
Elon Musk conducts online poll on his plan for new political party
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has conducted a social media poll on his plan to create a new political party.
The move came on Friday when President Donald Trump signed into law a tax-cut and spending bill.
Musk had led the Department of Government Efficiency until late May, and worked to reduce government spending. He has been critical of the new legislation, saying that it would significantly increase US fiscal deficits.
He wrote on his social media platform X, "Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party system!"
Musk asked, "Should we create the America Party?"
The online poll has received more than 1.24 million responses before it was closed. The result shows about 65 percent of respondents favor the idea.
Currently, the Republican Party holds a slim majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Musk wrote in another post, "One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts." He added, "Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people."
Musk's latest move on X is seen as an attempt to pressure Trump and his Republican Party ahead of next year's mid-term election.
