Kasich put on blast. "Antiquated views" on independents. All gas, no brain on Iran. Media blitz pod
Governor John Kasich says independents aren't really independent — that when the lever gets pulled, they go back to the jersey they always wore. Paul Rieckhoff calls that view antiquated and brings the receipts: 60% of young people, 50% of veterans, 10,000 Americans leaving the two parties every single week. From a cratering 22% Trump approval with independents, to Todd Achilles running neck-and-neck in Idaho, to the MAGA voters who won't blink at DUI, bribery, or sexual assault allegations — this is a media-blitz sweep of the week that just detonated the Republicans' 2026 map.
Governor John Kasich went on national TV and told Paul Rieckhoff, to his face, that independents aren't really independent — that come…
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→ Four things from today’s episodePaul answers Governor Kasich live on air. the "independents aren't real" argument is antiquated — 60% of young people and 50% of veterans are already unaffiliated
10,000 Americans leaving the Republican and Democratic parti. 10,000 Americans leaving the Republican and Democratic parties every single week, and why closed primaries have been hiding the real number
Trump at 22% approval with independents, 32-34% overall. hitting what The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell calls the Bush line, 96 days out from the midterms
Todd Achilles running neck-and-neck with 83-year-old incumbe. Todd Achilles running neck-and-neck with 83-year-old incumbent Jim Risch in Idaho after the Democrat dropped out — a genuine head-to-head test case
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