{"id":5313,"date":"2024-05-02T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/279-shelane-etchison-special-operations-combat-veteran-running-as-an-independent-for-congress-from-north-carolina-can-she-beat-an-extreme-gop-incumbent-and-a-dem-whos-not-from-there-will\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:52:46","slug":"279-shelane-etchison-special-operations-combat-veteran-running-as-an-independent-for-congress-from-north-carolina-can-she-beat-an-extreme-gop-incumbent-and-a-dem-whos-not-from-there-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/279-shelane-etchison-special-operations-combat-veteran-running-as-an-independent-for-congress-from-north-carolina-can-she-beat-an-extreme-gop-incumbent-and-a-dem-whos-not-from-there-will\/","title":{"rendered":"279. Shelane Etchison. Special Operations Combat Veteran Running As An Independent For Congress From North Carolina. Can She Beat An Extreme GOP Incumbent and a Dem Who\u2019s Not From There? Will Ft Bragg\/Liberty Rally for One of Their Own? Chaos on Campuses."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IA-279-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"574\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5315\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7E01CUnvHug\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA3040984015\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to our groundbreaking \u201cMeet The 2024 Independent Candidates\u201d series\u2014highlighting independent candidates of all kinds, for all levels of office, from all across America. In our second episode in the series, following <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/278-jared-young-independent-candidate-for-us-senate-from-missouri-can-he-beat-josh-hawley-lucas-kunce-who-is-he-what-does-he-stand-for-how-does-he-define-independent-congress-finally-deli\/\">independent Jared Young running for Senate in Missouri<\/a>, we have our first independent VETERAN candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meet inspiring combat veteran, Shelane Etchison (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShelaneEtchison\/\">@ShelaneEtchison<\/a>). She\u2019s running for Congress in North Carolina\u2019s 9th District against a career politician who\u2019s never served in uniform and likes to vote against veterans benefits named Richard Hudson. Shelane is an independent and Army Special Operations combat veteran that used to jump out of planes into battlefields for a living. She\u2019s got a tough race ahead of her against an entrenched, incumbent, extreme GOP Rep who has raised millions. But as Shelane says, she\u2019s not afraid to do bold things and lead. She\u2019s got the grit and independent spirit that drives this show and the growing independent movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll hear about her harrowing time in the military, why she is running for Congress, why she thinks she can overcome the odds and beat an incumbent in a deeply red district, how she defines independent, and whether or not she\u2019ll endorse RFK Jr, Trump or Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in independent politics\u2014or American politics in general\u2014this is a can\u2019t miss. If you\u2019re an independent, you\u2019ve found your home. And an inspiring one at that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And your host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) rips into all of it in this all new episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em>. And, he tears into the college campus protests spreading across America, RFK Jr\u2019s latest \u201cbig\u201d announcement and why Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson might have a career in politics when he\u2019s done with basketball.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because on <em>Independent Americans<\/em>, we\u2019re focused on not just what\u2019s happening now, but also on what\u2019s happening next.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media <\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etchisonforcongress.com\/\">-Learn more about Shelane Etchison and her race on her campaign website.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/a> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7E01CUnvHug\">-WATCH video of Paul and Shelane\u2019s conversation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\">#LookForTheHelpers<\/a>. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><em>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><em>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><em>B Dorm<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to our groundbreaking \u201cMeet The 2024 Independent Candidates\u201d series\u2014highlighting independent candidates of all kinds, for all levels of office, from all across America. In our second episode in the series, following independent Jared Young running for Senate in Missouri, we have our first independent VETERAN candidate.\u00a0 Meet inspiring combat veteran, Shelane Etchison (@ShelaneEtchison).&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/279-shelane-etchison-special-operations-combat-veteran-running-as-an-independent-for-congress-from-north-carolina-can-she-beat-an-extreme-gop-incumbent-and-a-dem-whos-not-from-there-will\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">279. Shelane Etchison. Special Operations Combat Veteran Running As An Independent For Congress From North Carolina. Can She Beat An Extreme GOP Incumbent and a Dem Who\u2019s Not From There? Will Ft Bragg\/Liberty Rally for One of Their Own? 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