Beware of “independent” candidates.
They need to be thoroughly vetted to see if they are truly independent or if they are a part of a scheme to get Democrats elected by running them as independents in areas where the Democratic Party is not popular.
Split-ticket.org details Democrat strategists plan to have Democrat candidates run as independents in areas they would not be popular in if they ran as Democrats.
An excerpt from their website: “To appeal to persuadable voters in these states, Democratic strategists have supported running ‘strategic independents,’ or candidates backed by the Democratic Party who aren’t formally affiliated with it, in an effort to break free of a Democratic brand that has rapidly turned toxic in many areas.”
Daniel Holmes
Chehalis
