2026 Midterm Election Live Updates for Independent Voters
Live updates on the races and ballot measures that matter to independent voters.
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2026 Midterm Election Live Updates for Independent Voters
Live updates on the races and ballot measures that matter to independent voters.
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The REAL Reason Trump Hates Alaska and Dems Are Still Wrong
Plus: midterm predictions, CO's indy surge, and CA's indy power
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Buttigieg Goes Independent?
Plus, DSA v. Dems in California and independent voters to decide Congress
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28 Arrested in California v. DOJ Election Showdown
Plus, McConaughey goes public and a Senator puts closed primaries on blast
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Brad Lander's Israel Trip Exposes What's Broken About New York Elections
Brad Lander is running for Congress. So why was he in Israel just days before the election? His overseas trip raises a bigger question: What happens to political accountability when closed primaries effectively decide elections months before voters cast their November ballots?
Conversations for voters who don’t fit the two-party box.
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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
The TRUTH About Trump’s New USPS Ballot Rule (It’s Complicated) | EP56
I Grew Up Around Gangs. California's Top Two Repeal Effort Feels Familiar
Drawing on his childhood surrounded by gang culture in Los Angeles, reform advocate Rey David López-Calderón explains why California's effort to repeal the Top Two primary is about more than elections. It's about loyalty, control, and who gets to decide where voters belong.
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New CA Poll: Voter ID Measure Leads Today. Its Undecided Voters Point the Other Way
A new California poll shows Prop. 39 has a narrow lead among likely voters, but undecided voters—mostly Democrats—could swing the race either way. An analysis of who is undecided reveals the true state of close contests.
Alaska Republicans Have a 'Decoy Dan' Problem of Their Own
As Republicans cry foul over a same-name candidate in the Senate race, independent Bill Hill says anonymous texts are promoting a convicted felon in the House race — a candidate Republicans have boosted before.
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I Grew Up Around Gangs. California's Top Two Repeal Effort Feels Familiar
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Brad Lander's Israel Trip Exposes What's Broken About New York Elections
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“We've Been Conned”: The 65-Year-Old Lie Behind Closed Primaries
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The Two-Party System CONTROLS Our Elections. It’s Time to FIGHT BACK (John Opdycke) | EP64
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The Battle to Give Voters More Choice Is Happening on 11 Fronts This November
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Senator Lisa Boscola Trashes Closed Primaries on Pennsylvania Senate Floor
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Corruption Is on the Ballot: Independent Voters Will Decide Who Controls the Senate
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Colorado's Independent Voters Are Outpacing Both Parties in Early Ballots
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10 Congressional Races Where Independent Voters Will Decide the Winner
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Independent Voters Are Showing Up in North Carolina Like Never Before
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Are Independent Voters About to Flip Texas?
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Three Statewide Candidates Side With Independent Voters Over Party Operatives
