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WHAT: Our first
primary buzz discussion of 2026: Independents are
Surging…and Independent Veterans are Spoiling for a Fight.
We’re
welcoming 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!
WHY: 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?
WHEN: Tuesday February 3rd at 3:00PM ET
HOW: REGISTER
HERE.
2026 is the year of the Independent.
Join the conversation—and be part
of what comes next.
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