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McConaughey Urges Voters Amid 45% Independent Surge Ahead 2026
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- Matthew McConaughey posted a video urging voters to take independents seriously ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- The video cited a Gallup poll showing 45 % of U.S. adults were independents in 2025, a historic high.
- Former West Virginia senator Joe Manchin launched the Independent Leadership Council in early 2026 to recruit and elect independent candidates.
- McConaughey cited the council as evidence a small independent bloc could sway a closely divided Senate.