Millions of independent voters were locked out of taxpayer-funded elections in Florida, including 640,000 veterans. Plus, the DSA continues its takeover of the Democratic Party, and Stephen Colbert for Senate?
Joe and Heather Manchin are betting that a handful of independent victories in 2026 could break the two-party grip on Congress—and they’re building the organization to make it happen.
The retired Air Force major general says neither party represents her politics—and she’s betting Idaho voters are ready for an independent who puts policy before party.
NYC's Board of Elections rejected 42,000 petitions demanding open primaries, affecting a million independent voters. Meanwhile, independent candidates in South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho and Montana are positioning themselves as kingmakers in the Senate.
Four independent veterans are competing in Washington's Top Two primary on Tuesday, representing different branches and offices while benefiting from the state's nonpartisan system that gives independents equal ballot access.
"For me, it really is money in politics," he said. "Money in politics touches so many, if not every, issue that's out there. If you're taking their money, you've got to do their bidding."
Asked about independents planning to sit out November, Powell had a direct message for them: "Everybody has to vote. It is the one piece of power that you really have."
His campaign website frames the entire race around one premise: that Big Money has corrupted both parties to the point where regular people who play by the rules can no longer afford the lifestyle their parents had
Veterans carry a credibility that no party label can manufacture, and at a moment when nearly every institution has shed public trust, it is the one identity that still commands broad, cross-partisan respect.
This isn't a candidate who left one party for the other. It's a candidate who spent time in both, looked around, and decided that the incentives that govern both are the fundamental problem.
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