After an Independence Day question on his social media platform, the world’s richest man offered Americans an alternative political party independent of Democrats and Republicans. For North Carolinians,

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."

Elon Musk's proposed new political party has some hurdles to clear before it becomes a reality. The big picture: The call for a third political party isn't new, and it's been done before to varying success.