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# Independent Vets Surging In Idaho, Montana, Nebraska & South Dakota. Achilles Up 5 On Risch.
- URL: https://ivn.us/podcasts/independent-vets-surging-in-idaho-montana-nebraska-south-dakota-achilles-up-5-on-risch/
- Published: 2026-08-27T20:00:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T20:00:53.000Z
- Description: In his weekly Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Wednesday hit with Connell McShane on News Nation, Paul lays out the great American betrayal of Afghanistan, the Afghan allies still hung out to dry, and the surging map of independent veteran candidates the legacy media keeps missing.
- Author: Righteous Media
- Tags: Independent Americans, Veterans, 2026 Midterms, Podcast

Five years after Abbey Gate, 13 Gold Star families still have empty seats at the table and Washington still owes them a real accounting — and Paul Rieckhoff refuses to let this anniversary become another partisan food fight. In his weekly Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Wednesday hit with Connell McShane on News Nation, Paul lays out the great American betrayal of Afghanistan, the Afghan allies still hung out to dry, and the surging map of independent veteran candidates the legacy media keeps missing — Todd Achilles up 5 on Jim Risch in Idaho, Seth Bodnar in Montana, competitive races in Nebraska and South Dakota — and the real math behind why 48% of the country is now independent while the two parties sit at 27% each. Independent is an Attitude. Stay vigilant.