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Carlson, Greene Launch Third-Party Bid, Promise “America First”

8/11/2026

Summary

Story summary

Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and Joe Kent announced a third-party movement.
Carlson released a ten-point manifesto calling for non-intervention, “America First” and domestic renewal.
YouGov rates Carlson 21.1% popularity/46.3% disapproval and Greene 17%/41%, with analyst Mark Mitchell saying a Carlson-Greene ticket could “steamroll” both parties.
No third-party has won the presidency since 1848, with Ross Perot’s 1992 run capturing 18.9% of the vote without winning a state.

History

Historical Context

Ross Perot’s 1992 independent run captured roughly 19 million votes – 18.9% of the popular vote – and forced Clinton and Bush to address fiscal reform, spawning the Reform Party. Decades later, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and Joe Kent are forming an “America First” coalition that echoes Perot’s outsider, anti-establishment appeal, suggesting a repeat of the 1990s third-party surge could reshape congressional alignments.

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Story summary

Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and Joe Kent announced a third-party movement.
Carlson released a ten-point manifesto calling for non-intervention, “America First” and domestic renewal.
YouGov rates Carlson 21.1% popularity/46.3% disapproval and Greene 17%/41%, with analyst Mark Mitchell saying a Carlson-Greene ticket could “steamroll” both parties.
No third-party has won the presidency since 1848, with Ross Perot’s 1992 run capturing 18.9% of the vote without winning a state.

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