Elon Musk has said that he’s formed a new political party, but it’s unclear what steps — if any — he’s taken to do so, or how the effort might affect upcoming elections. Musk has not yet released any additional information. Spokespeople for Musk and his political action committee, America PAC, didn’t immediately comment Monday.

Building a viable new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn’t been done.

Musk’s plan can only work if he learns from the most successful political disruptors, including Donald Trump on the right and Bernie Sanders on the left.