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When I first thought about running for US Congress to represent Virginia’s 8th Congressional District about eight months ago, I knew from the outset how much the odds were stacked against me. I had no appetite for running a conventional campaign because my aim all along was to present a fundamental alternative to the status quo. To that end, I eschewed running as either a Democrat or a Republican and I refused to take a penny from corporations and special interests.

Running as an independent and not having thousands of dollars in my campaign coffers, let alone tens of millions in donations, and trying to field a competitive campaign is like running against Usain Bolt with anvils around one’s legs. However, I felt like this year, unlike any other, presents a unique opportunity for Americans to reject “politics as usual” and instead get behind an authentic independent who doesn’t have to “feel their pains” because that aspiring public servant lives their reality....continued...

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