American political history is littered with the wrecks of challengers who thought they could break the two-party system, says an academic. NOTTINGHAM, England: To paraphrase a very old joke, how do you make a small fortune in America? Start with a large fortune and fund a third political party. American political history is littered with the wrecks of challengers who thought they could break the two-party system and failed. This makes Elon Musk’s launch of his own new political party as an act