'Both Parties Are Fundamentally Beholden To Their Donors': Meet the Viral Independent Candidate Fighting Monopolist Power
6/15/202620 min
In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by independent congressional candidate Austin Ahlman to discuss his viral launch video and why his candidacy can't 'spoil a race that's already been spoiled.'
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Mehdi Hasan· Host1:05
One of the most interesting congressional races in the country is heating up in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. Democrats haven't won that seat in 60 years, and now one candidate whose campaign launch video went viral is hoping to make history by becoming the first independent ever to win in the district. Austin Allmon, a journalist who wrote for outlets like The Intercept, where I once worked, and The American Prospect, has mounted