Musk thinks Trump will reward his fealty with a cabinet post, where he can then maximize his grift using the government as his cudgel.

I think you might need to reread my post, I didn’t say it was easy. It’s reality, which generally isn’t easy.

I suspect that if he intends a mass pardon he will do it after the election. Common sense says that there is more risk of negative campaign influence then positive in this case, and why would he risk it?

Want to build a viable third party for presidential elections? Start small at the city/county level and eventually you will have candidates at the state/federal level. Today’s city council is tomorrow’s senator/president. Does it really surprise anyone that a relatively unknown and unproven candidate outside of the two major parties doesn’t get any traction in a federal election?

Somehow I get the impression his idea of “better security” is the local team of Gravy Seals patrolling campus looking for “trouble”. Trouble being minorities, girls, kids who look at them funny. That kind of thing.