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Gallup just released a new poll with a striking finding: a record-high
45% of Americans now identify as
independents—and that number
continues to rise year after year.
Many of those independents are
military veterans-almost half of whom are independent.
While the DC ecosphere downplays
these trends, across the country, a new generation of serious, viable
independent candidates is working to give voice to the growing
number of voters who are out of sorts with the status quo. It’s hard!
American politics is not designed for voters and candidates who
don’t fit neatly into the two-party playbook. Independents get called
“ spoilers” by journalists, partisans…even reformers!
But America’s veterans still
command much credibility across divides. Can independent veterans help
lead the way to something new?
For our first
Primary Buzz of 2026, we’re introducing you to leaders on the front lines of this
emerging conversation.
Paul Rieckhoff—America’s leading
veterans advocate and Founder and former CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan
Veterans of America (IAVA)—has launched Independent
Veterans of America to
support Veterans who want to run for elected office as independents.
Paul is opinionated, patriotic, fiercely independent and is both a
regular on CNN and MSNBC and hosts the popular podcast Independent
Americans.
Paul will be joined with other
special guests to be announced soon!
2026 is the year of the Independent.
Join the conversation—and be part
of what comes next.
REGISTER
TODAY.
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