SAN ANTONIO, Texas (NewsNation Now) – Filings on Monday with the Federal Election Commission showed a push for a new political party, but brought mystery as to who is behind it.
The “MAGA Patriot Party National Committee” filed a statement of organization with the FEC using the former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.”
A spokesperson for the former president confirmed to NewsNation that he is not involved.
“We are not supportive of this effort, have nothing to do with it and only know about it through public reporting,” said Trump spokesperson Jason Miller.
The Patriot Party’s official address is listed in San Antonio, Texas, but the person named as the custodian of records, treasurer and designated agent – James Davis – listed an address located in Punta Gorda, Florida.
NewsNation attempted to contact Davis, but he didn’t answer calls. NewsNation independently confirmed the filing with the FEC.
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Cal Jillson, a professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, said this is a major threat to the Republican Party.
“This is not good for Republicans,” Jillson said.
Filings like this in the past ended in lost elections and disappointment for Republican presidential hopefuls. He said most notably in the 20th century was former President Theodore Roosevelt.
“And then in 1992, Bill Clinton was elected President of United States when Ross Perot and his reform party again split the Republican Party and then led to the defeat of George H.W. Bush for reelection. So if you take the two major parties and you split one of them, the other has a clear path to the White House.”
NewsNation spoke to State Rep. Forrest Bennett (D-Oklahoma City) to get the other side.
“Well I guess it was inevitable,” said Bennett.
A Democrat state lawmaker, Bennett said he wasn’t surprised to hear of the filing, but didn’t deny it could be possible for this new party to take off.
“I won’t put money on anything because in 2016 I thought there was no way that Donald Trump would win the White House, and we saw how wrong everyone was there,” he said.
Bennett said he questions how successful a movement can be that is founded upon a person, but said the “MAGA Patriot Party” could actually be a good thing – making way for Republicans and Democrats to get back to civil discourse.
“My hope is that if people who believe more in Donald Trump and more in the ‘MAGA movement’ than they do in the Republican Party, move over there. Then Republicans and Democrats can get back to have those conversations,” Rep. Bennett said.
For now, it’s day one of this newfound committee. In the meantime, Americans and those at the forefront of American politics said they will wait to see where this all leads.
“Yes you can file, anybody can do that, but your success depends on how many people are willing to follow. They have built it, will people come? That’s the question,” Rep. Bennett said.
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The “GOP” should be renamed: to “SOP”
Same OLD Party
Stagnant Old Party
Stodgy Old Party
Stupid Old Party
Same Outdated Party
BSOP> Backstabbing, old PRATS!
Isn’t it amazing how anyone who supports Trump is causing a rift between Republican’s and Democrats. What about the Obummer years? There was plenty of discourse there all due to the Democrats. All the attacks on conservative movements by the IRS etc. So don’t blame something on the Republican’s that is a whole lot of Democrats.
And I welcome the Patriot Party. The RINOS aren’t good for the Republican party. They are what drags it down. Trump reinvigorated the party!
These are AGAIN Obummer years, Joe is to Obama, what What Medvedev was to Putin,,,,,,a puppet.
If Trump denies being part of this, it could very well be a Democrat device to bring down any projects he does have in mind.
I agree this looks like an attempt on the democratic party to finish the job they are doing.
Yup, you have to think like the Evil DemonRats in order to trap them in their own game, I’m Sure they had ANTIFA and BLM raid D.C.!
It does make one wonder, WHO THAT James Davis is.
I thought that it to could very well be a ruse by the communist democratic party to cause division.
Maybe trump doesn’t want “his name attached’, to it, CAUSE OF ALL THE MAGA/Anti-trump hate out there.. So this new party actually stands a chance of doing some good??
The Republican party is DOA. It is time for a new party. Not a 3rd party but a revitalized Republican party. As the WIG party was replaced by the Republican party, the current Republican party needs to be replaced. Members such as Mitt Romney need to be removed. He is a cancer to what we stand for. The Democrats are great at sticking together regardless of the path they travel. We cannot have 3 parties: however, we cannot continue as the joke that we have become. Mitch McConnell needs to resign. Enough is enough. I hate cancel culture but what else can we do???
As i posted with those two links from yesterday. WE ALREADY have a good replacement.. The constitutional party…
Those 2 people that you mentioned, and a few others, ARE a Cancer to the Republican Party, and what they stand for ! The Republican Party has always been on the right side of issues, and the Democrat Party definitely on the WRONG side ! Today, you have people that are only thinking of THEMSELVES, and not the good of the Party, or the issues. Romney is a great example of that. He is an extremely selfish person who just wants to WIN and doesn’t care about anything else. I would not vote for him for ANY position in our Government. Another dishonest person is Mitch McConnell, who was more on the side of China, than America. Trump was the BEST President that we have had in MY lifetime ! Sure the tweets were sometimes annoying, and the Narcissism was sometimes annoying, but this man KEPT his word and did great things for AMERICA, NOT it’s illegal immigrants or its enemies !
The Republicans need to understand, their voting base does not want any part of what the Democrats are selling/giving away. it comes with too many hidden strings attached. The only winner is the Democrat Party. They buy your loyalty with your money. They never risk anything,. Even when they lose they win.
Who is the MAGA Patriot Party? Who are they? What do they really believe and stand for? Where is their track record?
SINCE they just formed, they wouldn’t HAVE a track record, NOR a platform.. YET.
While I like the idea of getting rid of the RNC as backstabbers, we have a small problem. Creating a new party is just what the dcn wants. Divide and conquer. what happened on the 6th? Dems invaded the protest and killed our chances of stopping biden. And all that this is, is dnc strategy to kill us in the midterms.
If you’re serious about a conservative party, START A RECALL ON ALL RINOs and all dem politicians. If the broes in Kali can do that, Grey Davis and now Gruesome Newsom, why isn’t wyoming doing it? When the evil elf of Arizona screws up, we plan to. With McSally’s excellent rep, there was no way she should have lost. Write to the senate and reps to complain about the lastest kangaroo court impeachment of Trump. Stop whining and work! A hand-written note is considered 10,000 times better than a phone call, and call is far better than an email. Support Greene’s impeachment of biden for crimes against humanity.
NOT every state ALLOWS FOR we the people, to recall our senators or reps though..
Listening to Rush today. He had guest host Mark Stein on. A recent poll was taken to see how the patriot party would do in an election. Dummycrats came in first, Patriots second, and Republicans a distant third. One of the callers brought up the fact that some dummycrats are so fed up with their party’s lunatic leftist Marxist ideas they feel like they have no where to go because being anti-republican is so ingrained into their thinking they just don’t vote or hold their nose and vote dummycrat. Been a few times like that for me voting republican. A third party could attract people out of the dummycrat and republican parties and with Biden crapping on the unions that endorsed him plus American Indians are angry because they also had an invested interest in oil. I believe if the new party holds to Trump’s Make America Great theology, a third party could defeat the dummycrats and easily defeat the republicans. If there’s any chance of an honest election in the future, this country has 4 years to get things ready for a new party. If there’s another election theft, it won’t matter if you vote republican or patriot, the Marxist will have permanent control. I know it’s a long shot but it gives some hope to us Trumpers.
NewsNation attempted to contact Davis, but he didn’t answer calls.
I smell a Leftist…