{"id":6352,"date":"2026-09-28T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/will-trumps-iran-war-drag-down-the-whole-gop-tillis-murkowski-collins-rand-paul-break-ranks\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:33:27","slug":"will-trumps-iran-war-drag-down-the-whole-gop-tillis-murkowski-collins-rand-paul-break-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/will-trumps-iran-war-drag-down-the-whole-gop-tillis-murkowski-collins-rand-paul-break-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump\u2019s Iran War drag down the whole GOP? Tillis, Murkowski, Collins, Rand Paul break ranks."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The Iran war isn&#8217;t just a foreign policy story anymore \u2014 it&#8217;s the political story that&#8217;s about to reshape 2026. Trump&#8217;s own base is fracturing, GOP pollsters in Iowa are quietly warning that R+15 districts are within the margin of error, and a war powers vote just came within a single vote of passing as Tillis, Murkowski, Collins, and Rand Paul crossed the aisle. Meanwhile, John Fetterman lined up with the president. The rigged two-party system is showing its seams, and independents \u2014 now the largest voting bloc in America \u2014 are the ones deciding where this goes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Paul and the panel break down why this moment rhymes with 2006 (and maybe the late &#8217;70s), how gas and diesel prices are welding the war to kitchen-table economics, and why so many House Republicans in safe seats have never run a real general election in their lives. Plus: the dark money tsunami about to hit, the governors&#8217; races quietly slipping into play, and the four independent veteran Senate candidates \u2014 Tod Achilles, Dan Osborn, Seth Bodnar, and Bob Chew \u2014 running disciplined races against unpopular incumbents in both parties. If you want to understand the actual terrain of 2026, start here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vwvMGaausKU\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/letvetsvote.org\/\"><span>See what we\u2019re doing to change that<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kalshi.com\/r\/INDEPENDENT\"><span>Kalshi and trade on anything<\/span><\/a><span>. 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The rigged two-party system is showing its seams, and independents \u2014 now the largest voting bloc in America \u2014 are the ones deciding where this goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634.jpg",1400,1400,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634.jpg",1400,1400,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634.jpg",1400,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634-1024x1024.jpg",750,750,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634.jpg",1400,1400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634.jpg",1400,1400,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ia-promo-square-ep634.jpg",1400,1400,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"The Iran war isn't just a foreign policy story anymore \u2014 it's the political story that's about to reshape 2026. 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