you were there to stand up for our constitution. but when the barbarians were at the gate, you were happy to let them in. >> i think i disagree with it with everything my opponent just said including the words but, and and the. it was a information free, truth free statement. >> utah senate candidates clashing on stage in their own debate before the midterms, independent evan mcmullen accusing mike lee of aiding president trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. mcmullen attempting to paint lee as an extremist and attacking him for his views on abortion in connections to putin. so, you heard me correctly, independent evan mcmullen, the long time white wale of u.s. politics, third party, could this year really be the year of the independent. john avlon with a reality check. >> given our hyperpartisan times, here is a surprising fact. there are more self-identified independents than either democrats or republicans in