Independent does not mean Alone

It means you recognize the disfunction in our system

There’s a myth in American politics, a lie so deeply embedded that many don’t even realize they’ve internalized it. It whispers to you every election cycle, screams at you from cable news, and tries to shame you at the ballot box.

That myth?
That there are only two options. Therefore, if you don’t belong to a party, you don’t belong at all.

Let’s set the record straight: Independent does not mean you are alone. It means you are part of the largest voting bloc in the country. It means you think for yourself. It means you believe that no party, no politician, no corporate-funded machine gets to own your voice or tell you how to think. It means you’re part of the fastest-growing political force in the country. And it means you might just be the one who saves American democracy from itself.

Because here’s the truth: There are more of us than you probably realized!

Over half of U.S. voters now identify themselves as Independents. That’s not a fringe. That’s not a protest vote. That’s a movement.

You are not the fringe. You are the core. You are a signal. A signal that the American people are fed up with being treated like pawns in a red vs. blue chess match. A signal that millions of us don’t want to be governed by the loudest voices in the room, but by the wisest. A signal that we’re done choosing the “lesser of two evils” and are ready to choose someone good for a change.

You are not a spectator. You are not a loner.
You are the center of gravity in American politics now.
Parties can’t win without you. Candidates can’t lead without your trust. And change won’t come unless you demand it.

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Parties Protect Themselves. Independents Protect the People.

Let’s be honest. The two parties have become institutions that prioritize their own survival over your prosperity.

They gerrymander your districts, rig your primaries, flood your feeds with fear, and then ask for your vote and your money like they are doing you a favor. They treat democracy like it’s their property, not yours. And they thrive on keeping us divided—because division is good for fundraising.

But American government was never meant to be rules by teams. American government was meant to be shaped by citizens and reflective of them. So when 43% of Americans are Independents and less than 1% of the seats in Congress are help by Independents, is that reflective?

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You Are the Movement You’ve Been Waiting For

When you step outside the party lines, you don’t become powerless—you become the differnece. You are the voter every candidate must earn. You are the future every pollster miscalculates. You are the movement no one saw coming—until it was already here.

And look around. You’re not alone. There are veterans and students, teachers and truckers, parents and patriots, small business owners and activists—all waking up to the same realization:

We are not broken. The system is. And we don’t need permission to fix it.

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But How?

Use your vote to reject the false choice between red and blue and demand a better way—one that honors common sense, common ground, and the common good. Insist of government that reflects your needs.

The Independent National Coalition is building a path but we need you to help us find Independent candidates who actually listen. We need you to support reformers who want to open primaries, end gerrymandering, and make elections about merit and not party loyalty. We need you to build coalitions not to win arguments, but to win progress.

And we need you to stop waiting for someone else to fix the country—because we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

Independent does not mean powerless.
Independent does not mean aimless.
Independent does not mean alone.

It means you are free. And together, we are unstoppable.

Let’s prove that in 2026 and deny both political parties a majority in Congress!

Let’s take our democracy back—not for a party, but for each other.

Written by,

Austen Campbell
Founder | Independent National Coalition