Breaking down Steve Hilton's Trump endorsement, why two Republicans advancing is never going to happen, and how Democrats may be using that fake threat to dismantle nonpartisan primaries altogether. Plus: the Swalwell rumors making waves before June 2nd, a Green Party candidate kicked off the ballot over tax returns, and where the massive undecided independent voter bloc actually lands.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Independent Voter Podcast opening

00:00:23 - California Governor's Race 2026: Trump Endorses Steve Hilton & Poll Manipulation Exposed

00:06:18 - Eric Swalwell Scandal & Green Party Candidate Removed From California Ballot

00:09:02 - Trump Tariffs & Iran War: How One Truth Social Post Moves the Stock Market

00:10:57 - US Coast Guard Unpaid for 50 Days & FEMA Official Claims Divine Teleportation

00:17:36 - Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran Next to the Easter Bunny: 25th Amendment Calls Grow

00:20:50 - California Voter ID 2026: Clean State Bill vs. Trump's Federal Voter ID Law Explained

00:23:42 - How Democrats & Republicans Both Use Voter ID to Divide Voters Instead of Fix It

00:28:43 - Ranked Choice Voting Updates, Colorado Gerrymandering & Campaign Finance Amendment Hits 25 States

00:34:20 - Why Independent Voters Are Done With the Two-Party System & What's Actually Changing