Elon Musk’s effort to break up the duopoly of American politics is extremely unlikely to succeed, but he could still play a crucial role as a spoiler.

This past week the Tesla and SpaceX boss, who until recently was a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle and his biggest donor, said he was creating the “America Party” as an alternative to the Democrats, and to Mr Trump’s Republicans.

USSS Associate Professor David Smith was quoted in the article saying, "it’s nearly impossible for any third party or candidate, no matter how much money they have, to break in from outside."