{
  "id": 14162206,
  "title": "Win or lose, independent candidates want to meet voters in the middle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/win-or-lose-independent-candidates-want-to-meet-voters-in-the-middle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/13/nx-s1-5994388/2026-elections-midterm-independent-candidates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 200 independent candidates in more than 100 congressional races are trying to prove there's an alternative to the two party system — even though the chance of winning is very low.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}