[4] Under its original name Blue Nation Review[5] the site published a report on the spending habits of former U.S. Representative Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), playing a role in his eventual resignation.

[7] Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton, viewed Shareblue more as a necessary voice in a world teeming with conservative radio, television, and Internet outlets that fire up the Republican base.

The group's major message was, "that a shameful false equivalence was causing the media to soft-pedal Mr. Trump's many transgressions and overplay the few it could find on Mrs.

[9] In November 2019 Shareblue Media changed its name to The American Independent, stating that it would, "go forward with an increased focus on investigative journalism in preparation for 2020 coverage".

The foundation's associated super PAC describes itself on its website as ‘the opposition research engine of the Democratic Party.’…Because The American Independent does not disclose it is funded by a politically active, liberal nonprofit, while publishing content that advances the organization's interests, NewsGuard has determined that the website does not gather and present information responsibly.”[14]