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."

"When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," Musk said in the announcement.

Musk's proposal for a third party comes after disagreements with President Trump over a tax and spending bill that was passed. Does the world's richest man have a chance of succeeding where others have failed?