But as their relationship continues to devolve with insults and Musk’s promise to fund his own “America Party” instead of Trump’s Republican Party, it’s worth looking at what a well-funded alternative party might actually do.

Here's what it would take for Elon Musk to launch a third-party effort to represent what he called "the 80% in the middle."

Billionaire Elon Musk says he's forming a new political party after a spat with President Donald Trump. Just what does he need to do in Michigan?