In Alaska's Senate race, votes for "Decoy Dan" Sullivan appear to be protest and joke votes rather than confused ballots, with most second-choice selections going to Democrat Mary Peltola rather than incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Plus: pop-up super PACs spent millions with hidden donors, and the DSA machine falls short in California.
Plus: midterm predictions, CO's indy surge, and CA's indy power
Plus, DSA v. Dems in California and independent voters to decide Congress
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Independent voters helped deliver a decisive defeat to Republicans in 2026, but Democrats shouldn't confuse their votes with party loyalty. The message is clear: Neither party is entitled to their support.
Conversations for voters who don’t fit the two-party box.
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The Election Night TSUNAMI Wasn’t Blue - It Was Independent (Here’s Why) | EP66
MIDTERMS: Will Talarico Take TEXAS? El-Sayed v. Rogers, Collins v. Jackson | EP65
The Two-Party System CONTROLS Our Elections. It’s Time to FIGHT BACK (John Opdycke) | EP64
California’s Election Will Be DECIDED by These Voters (NOT Who You Think) | EP63
How Trump’s LA Bombing “Troll” EXPOSES Our Broken Elections (Politics Explained) | EP62
The Veteran Suing New York for the Right to Vote (Paul Rieckhoff) | EP61
Trump & Mamdani Agree on This One Issue (NOT What You Think) | EP60
How California's Top-Two Primary Puts DSA vs. Democrats to the Test (Steve Peace) | EP59
How Trump's Own Mail-In Voting Rule Could BACKFIRE on Republicans | EP58
The Democratic Party Told Him To DROP OUT. He Said No. (Antonio Villaraigosa) | EP57
Democratic Socialists of America and Working Families Party-backed candidates won some competitive races in California's same-party Democratic contests, but fell short in most state legislative races against more moderate Democrats.
Independent candidates won modest advantages over Democrats in red-state races without Democratic nominees, but fell short of winning as a national anti-incumbent wave boosted Democrats across the country.
