# 'Both Parties Are Fundamentally Beholden To Their Donors': Meet the Viral Independent Candidate Fighting Monopolist Power

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Published: 2026-06-15T19:16:00+00:00
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In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by independent congressional candidate Austin Ahlman to discuss his viral launch video and why his candidacy can't 'spoil a race that's already been spoiled.' SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo

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