Matt Cavanaugh

The latest @indy_americans with @cavanaughforco is a good and extremely inspiring one. Meet an incredible independent vet leader—who can win a critical Congressional seat next year. Cavanaugh is the next Dan @osbornforne. Watch or listen now. And if you wanna follow Matt’s lead, or support other independent vets like him, check out @IndyVetsAmerica. We’re looking for 100 independent vets to run for office from Senate to school board in 2026.🇺🇸

⚡️New Independent Americans. EP 399. @cavanaughforco. Independent Vet for Congress in CO-5th. America’s Most Independent District. Party Politics is Alien vs Predator. Donating a Kidney. Colorado’s Buffalo is the Independent Spirit Animal. Best Scar Wins. Friday Football: CFB Playoffs.  Watch @indy_americans on YouTube now: youtu.be/5p9M6LcFCIQ?si=b93e… Listen on Spotify, ApplePods all other platforms at IndependentAmericans.us Independent Veteran candidate, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, PhD, ultra-marathon champion, and living kidney donor Matt Cavanaugh is a damn impressive leader. And he joins me on Independent Americans from Colorado’s 5th district for an unfiltered, high-energy conversation on why “America is not okay” and why he believes voters are trapped in another “Alien vs. Predator” election where, if either major party wins, the people lose. From NORAD’s backyard in the shadow of Pikes Peak, he makes the case that his home turf—majority independent, home to five military bases and Team USA—is the best district in America for an independent veteran Congressional candidate to break through.​ Cavanaugh explains why his campaign logo features a buffalo and how American bison running straight into the storm became his metaphor for political courage in a district that’s ready to send an independent veteran to Congress. He tears into gerrymandering, shutdowns that burned billions, and a political class that left every newborn with six-figure national debt stapled to their birth certificate, while calling for a new generation of “rational vertebrates” with the backbone to stand up for Article One of the Constitution.​ Matt and I also fly into Matt’s living kidney donation—why he voluntarily gave a kidney at Walter Reed to a stranger in Seattle, how that transplant chain saved eight lives and saves taxpayers far more than it costs, and how serving others from combat to transplantation to running for office is his answer to these “times that try men’s souls.” I open the episode with a rapid-fire breakdown of Trump’s marijuana order and “war dividend” troop checks, the Trump–Kennedy Center rename push, the rising risk of war near Venezuela, Ukraine’s 1,390th day of full-scale war, and major movement on extremism inside the Coast Guard, plus culture, sports, and hope—from Avatar and SpongeBob to Football Friday picks, polar bears, skiing with kids, and New York City marathon memories. It’s a fierce and fun way to close out a wild week.  Independent Americans and I track it all like NORAD. Subscribe to Independent Americans for free on YouTube, Spotify, ApplePods all platforms at IndependentAmericans.us. You’ll get the show automatically every morning. And I’ll help you stay vigilant. And if you wanna run like @cavanaughforco, checkout @IndyVetsAmerica.🎙️🚨🇺🇸🎅🏈

This guy is my guest on @indy_americans today. It’s not boring.🎙️⛰️🦬🇺🇸