“If you look at Maine, in North Carolina, in Ohio, in Iowa, in Alaska, you know, it's the Indy voters, it is the middle of the electorate, and we are not talking to them when we are arguing with each other over whether or not to eliminate the filibuster,”

John Thune · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Thune pointed to independent voters in key states as the real audience Republicans need to reach.