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The Independent Who Wants to Fix America
An aging but energized independent candidate, Kyle Usrey, is challenging the two-party stalemate in Eastern Washington with a bold mix of conservative values and progressive policies—from ditching the Electoral College to backing Medicare-for-all. Rejecting both MAGA extremism and socialism, he calls himself a capitalist with guardrails, drawing on decades of international legal experience and academic leadership. At 70, Usrey sees 2026 as the moment voters will embrace independents, and he’s laser-focused on AI as an existential threat, affordable housing, vocational education, and radical…
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