In Colorado and across the country, higher costs, tariffs and cheap beef imports are affecting voters who will help determine which party controls the House next year.
Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado, center, at the state fair in Pueblo last month. Mr. Hurd, a first-term Republican, has leaned into his differences with President Trump.
The former Democratic-turned-independent senator and his daughter are backing independent bids for the House and the Senate to try to weaken the two-party grip on the Capitol.
Former Senator Joe Manchin III and his daughter Heather said they believe the door is open given growing public disillusionment with partisan stalemate and party politics.
With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.
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