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Spokane County was on fire. 60,000 people displaced. 800 structures gone. And in the middle of it, an Iraq combat veteran named Danny Tarkenton — running with no party machine, no billionaire, no permission — punched her way into the top two for county prosecutor. This is what the future of American politics looks like when the playing field is actually level, and it's a conversation every independent voter needs to hear.
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