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# Hillary Clinton Is the Past. Independents Are the Future
- URL: https://ivn.us/podcasts/hillary-clinton-is-the-past-independents-are-the-future/
- Published: 2026-10-26T21:25:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T21:31:00.000Z
- Description: With Election Day approaching, Paul Rieckhoff takes aim at the attacks against independent voters, the billionaire money fueling the two-party system, and the political controversies exposing the dysfunction in Washington.
- Author: Righteous Media
- Tags: Independent Americans, Midterms, Podcast

Paul Rieckhoff goes solo on the independent-haters crawling out of the woodwork two weeks from election day. Hillary Clinton smears Matthew McConaughey and the 45% of Americans who refuse to pick a jersey. Sara Haines follows McConaughey's lead on The View. Pete Hegseth's team shatters General Eisenhower's World War II globe trying to decorate the SecDef's office. Mike Bloomberg writes Democrats an $80 million check while independent candidates fight on fumes. JD Vance tells Ukraine to stop bombing Russian energy facilities. Steve Witkoff calls Putin a humanitarian. And Vanity Fair's reporting on the GRU hack of Jared Kushner's phone shows exactly where the Saudi and Emirati money is flowing. Independent is an attitude. Stay vigilant.

[McConaughey: "America's Brand Was Never 'R' or 'D.’ It's Independent”Actor Matthew McConaughey urges voters to consider independent candidates, arguing that voting independent is not a wasted vote but a check on the two major parties.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/icon/ivn-square-logo-a01725e8-67fa-4aa1-a399-4460ba3e7e26.png)Independent Voter NewsShawn Griffiths![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/thumbnail/Matthew-McConaughey-1-291e2720-c07a-43c0-9203-98cd6f5ab40a.jpg)](https://ivn.us/mcconaughey-americas-brand-was-never-r-or-d-its-independent/)

**Be sure to check out the** [**full episode here**](https://youtu.be/TajEIYLkIsI?si=jXU%5FtFRVFP3n1zcB&ref=ivn.us)**.**

**Get the latest episodes of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff on the podcast's** [**YouTube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans?ref=ivn.us)**.**