History hasn’t been too kind to third parties, independents or write-ins that seek to shake up the political scene, CNN’s Harry Enten writes. Here’s what the polls say about Musk’s plans.

And earlier this month, when Elon Musk capped weeks of mouthing off about the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill by announcing the formation of a new America Party, it might have felt like a rare piece of good news for the left.