{"id":2456425,"date":"2025-07-07T15:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-accuses-elon-musk-of-playing-the-spoiler\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T15:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:06:43","slug":"joe-concha-accuses-elon-musk-of-playing-the-spoiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-accuses-elon-musk-of-playing-the-spoiler\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Concha accuses Elon Musk of &#8216;playing the spoiler&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-concha-accuses-elon-musk-of-playing-the-spoiler%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joe Concha, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >senior writer<\/a> for the Washington Examiner, criticized Elon Musk&#8217;s plans to launch a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">political party<\/a>, the &#8220;America Party,&#8221; predicting it would not successfully elect any representatives to Congress. Concha noted that while a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> by Musk showed 65.4% support for the idea, he believes the party&#8217;s impact would more likely disrupt Republican victories in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-unloads-on-democrats-election-bill-schumer-inadvertently-is-right-this-is-jim-crow-2-0\/\" title=\"Cruz Unloads On Democrats\u2019 ...ion Bill: Schumer \u2018Inadvertently\u2019 Is \u2018Right,\u2019 This Is Jim Crow 2.0\">close elections<\/a> rather than provide a viable alternative in politics. He argued that Musk is acting as a &#8220;spoiler&#8221; rather than genuinely contributing solutions. Former President Donald Trump also dismissed the concept of a third-party, labeling it as &#8220;ridiculous.&#8221; Musk&#8217;s initiative aims to restore individual freedoms, but skepticism remains around its feasibility in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joe Concha accuses Musk of &lsquo;playing the spoiler&rsquo; with new political party<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2165127\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Senior Writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3436657\/joe-concha-la-riots-sees-political-suicide-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Concha<\/a> predicted Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3464218\/elons-america-party-north-carolina-ballots-2026-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> would not elect even one representative to Congress via his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3463972\/tesla-shares-decline-elon-musk-new-political-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new political party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1941119099532378580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a poll<\/a> on X Saturday that found 65.4% of respondents favored his idea to start a new &ldquo;America Party,&rdquo; while 34.6% voted against it. There were just over 1.2 million recorded responses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3462080\/deb-fischer-backs-omaha-city-councilman-brinker-harding-don-bacon-house-seat\/\">Deb Fischer backs Omaha city councilman for Don Bacon&#8217;s House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3459743\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-back-house-gop-resistance-deadline\/\">Trump&#8217;s &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; back in House as GOP scrambles to meet July 4 deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3459323\/colin-allred-jumps-heated-texas-senate-race\/\">Colin Allred jumps in what is already a heated Texas Senate race&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;So, this party that Elon Musk is attempting to launch, David, it&rsquo;s not going to get one representative elected to Congress. But what it may do, given the amount of money that Musk can pour into it, he can move a 1-point Republican victory,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Varney &amp; Co.<\/em> Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3018030&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=5cdac5fea3aeeb77ba68f67441ae45f2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One-point victories can be common in House races.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the 2024 election cycle, the average margin of victory for a representative&rsquo;s district was only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideelections.com\/news\/article\/the-7309-vote-election-how-republicans-held-the-house1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2,436 votes<\/a>. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), for example, held her seat by just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3244745\/miller-meeks-wins-reelection-iowa-tight-house-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">0.2 percentage points<\/a>, which was the closest of any race. Her victory came down to just 799 votes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So yeah, this could do some damage to the Republican Party,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s what Musk appears to be doing at this point, just trying to play the spoiler instead of actually offering a solution, an alternative that people can actually get into office with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1941584569523732930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">claimed<\/a> the new party would work &ldquo;to give you back your freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the poll, President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463892\/trump-trashes-musk-america-party-as-ridiculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voiced his doubt<\/a> over the third-party plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3459898\/two-independence-days-fourth-of-july-celebration\/\"><strong>THE ANGRY LEFT RESISTS AS THE RIGHT REJOICES: A TALE OF TWO INDEPENDENCE DAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous to start a third party,&rdquo; Trump said Sunday. &ldquo;Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it, but I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a former adviser to the president, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3459370\/tommy-tuberville-elon-musk-questions-ability-to-fund-primary-challengers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pledged<\/a> to help challenge &ldquo;every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This was in reference to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3462264\/trump-gop-trifecta-legislative-victory-reconciliation-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signed into law<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2165127\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2165127\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha claims Musk is &#8216;playing the spoiler&#8217; with his new party, predicting it won&#8217;t elect any Congress members. 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