america. there are few key contests this year where a competitive independent candidate is actually on the ballot. if they win, it could change the model for how elections are run their respective states while giving a glimmer of hope to the majority of americans who say they would like to see a third party. now, i sat down and talked to three candidates about why they chose this independent path. mcmullen is giving citizens of utah is challenging mike lee, a trump ally. mcmullen is aided by the fact that democrats decided to step aside and not field their own candidate. at the same time, in north dakota, a recent miss america and harvard law school graduate named kara monk is challenging the republican incumbent, perhaps reflecting the fact that 52% of her fellow millennials identify as independents. finally, out in oregon, there is betsy johnson running for governor, she's been a republican and then a democratic member of the state legislature