Answering reader questions about the obstacles and opportunities for new parties like the one formed by Elon Musk. By Nate Cohn Is there an opening for a third party? Elon Musk seems to think so, as ...

Several substantial new public opinion polls show how similarly and negatively the public views the Republican and Democratic parties. This sea of negativity would seem to suggest that conditions are ...

Elon Musk’s talk of a third political party is an idea supported by more than half of voters in the latest Fox News national survey – as long as that party isn’t linked to the billionaire. By an ...

Re “Viable Third Party in ’28? Conditions Are Right, but Odds Are Still Long,” by Nate Cohn (The Upshot, June 15): The opening for a third party is not where Mr. Cohn thinks it is. It is not with his ...