Mark my words: this will be the upset of the cycle. Osborn does better and better the more people learn about his campaign. So consider donating, if you’re reading this.
Labor leader vs career politician. Easy choice.
JubalHarshaw23 on
Saying Red Leaning Nebraska is like saying Slightly Corrupt Clarence Thomas.
JiminyStickit on
Is there something wrong in the water in those flyover states?
People don’t seem to be able to comprehend when they’re being lied to in the worst ways possible.
And it’s just so easy to check up on.
SMH.
Idrinkbeereverywhere on
Having the name Osborn is probably helpful in Nebraska.
crisisactorsguild on
This dude has the chance to be an extremely powerful senator with a coveted swing vote. Nebraskans should take note of this.
bonyponyride on
The article doesn’t say which party he’d most likely caucus with. He’d have immense power in a circumstance where Republicans have 50 seats and Dems have 49, which is a very real possibilty.
ToadallyNormalHuman on
Dan is a pro union military vet who is an industrial mechanic. He speaks their language in western Nebraska and is very popular.
rounder55 on
Fact that this could be a nailbiter is great. He’s a union guy who has led strikes so that’s solid. Also appears to be in line with some sane ideas so this isn’t someone who is “republican lite” on most issues
> He supports raising the national minimum wage and a lower tax rate on overtime work; guaranteeing access to abortion; facilitating union organizing; protecting gun rights; securing U.S. borders and exploring ways to legalize some undocumented workers; legalizing and taxing marijuana; and improved railroad safety
TipReasonable3581 on
What is really interesting is there is another question in this poll, once someone hears more about Dan, they are more likely to vote for him.
Castle-Fire on
If you want that landslide, then you should help us work for it. Write letters to encourage people to vote, do some phone banking or text banking, and remember to *check and re-check* your voter registration as often as you can, since people are being purged in many swing states!
Always good practice to have ELECTION PROTECTION and/or CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION phone numbers in your contact list in case you encounter voting issues at any point.
> Still, the result is significant for an independent candidate in a state which is one of the Republican Party's strongholds.
> Of the 34 seats up for election in November, Democrats are expected to lose a net of two seats, with Republican challenger Tim Sheehy the favorite to win Montana over Democrat incumbent Jon Tester, and Jim Justice the favorite to fill the seat of conservative Democrat-turned-Independent Senator Joe Manchin, who is not seeking reelection.
I feel like people just don’t like the “Democratic Party” label because they think it’s scary and bad regardless of its platform. So if he wins, I’m happy to run people in red states who have no connection to the party but support many of the same things.
Aldo_Raine_2020 on
Someone needs to buy the InfoWars trademark. Like the Lincoln Project or MeidasTouch
pm_me_your_boobs_586 on
“the Democrats will have 48 seats, and the Republicans will have 50 seats.” So that’s 98 plus this Nebraska seat equals 99. Who is the 100th senator they’re omitting?
CokeZeroSugrr on
Independent candidates are extremely popular with both low information voters and conservative leaning independents. Look how close UT’s seat almost flipped to I in 22. I actually expect Osborn to win it.
thewhitecascade on
This one wasn’t on my bingo card.
continuousBaBa on
Nebraskan here, Deb Fischer is a disgusting human being.
Correct_Market4505 on
really hoping that the republicans take an L here so they’ll be incentivized to get their act together
sorospaidmetosaythis on
Up 1 pt., 4.8-pt. MoE, and it’s Newsweek.
Still: He has a good chance, and this adds to the Allred-Cruz race in TX and Tester in MT as possible paths to a functional, not-completely-insane, Senate which Harris will need if she wins, or which can stop Trump if he wins.
Old-Significance4921 on
He’s gaining a ton of support because he’s doing what Fischer doesn’t ever do-connect with people who actually work for a living.
He’s having town halls and meet sessions in a bunch of rural towns where people never get any visitors and feel left behind. Nebraskans are finally seeing past the (R) on candidates and not giving them a free pass. I hope he wins.
RepulsiveRooster1153 on
Voting is a lot like driving Vote __(D)__ Democrat to go forward, vote __(R)__ Republican to go in reverse…**Remember in November** and if you can’t do **(D)** just do **(I)**. never ever ever go backwards
OrnamentJones on
If Osborn wins in Nebraska it will be a genuine coup and an astronomical win for Nebraska Democrats, who stepped back strategically.
raerae1991 on
I would like to see a lot more independent candidates in Congress
Oldmanriver64 on
Let’s hope it’s true and the incumbent is voted out!
Emotional_Database53 on
We need both the Democrats and GOP to spilt so we have 4 parties, then switch to a ranked voting system if we want to get away from the deadlock of our current 2 party system.
Note: I don’t see the Green Party as a viable 3rd party either. I feel like it should be Progressives, Democrats, Republicans, MAGA. Those 4 would likely have enough supporters to run competitively. Ofcourse coalitions would be formed when passing bills and whatnot, but that’s closer to how I think things are done in other countries with more than two parties in their democratic process
Dispatcher9 on
These clickbait headlines are a nightmare
snugglebliss on
I’ll wet myself if the independent wins.
McCool303 on
Nebraskan here, I’ll be voting for Osborn. Hopefully Fischer has sent her last form letter to me explaining why she unequivocally always manages to find a reason to rubber stamp the GOP agenda over the needs of Nebraska.
madzax on
Republicans are figuring out that if they are running for office and had any heavy alliance with Trump the odds are going to start stacking against them. Everyone needs to vote, and they need to vote for Harris, not independent. Chris needs to win by an overwhelming majority that will put an end to all election fairness conspiracies.
External-Bluejay8469 on
Dems should just go full Russia on this- run wacky MAGA candidates in deep red states then have them flip the second they take office. This should be a no brainer.
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Then there’s the blue dot. Hopefully this trend can continue.
Anything is better than a Republican.
Let’s go, Dan!
[https://osbornforsenate.com/](https://osbornforsenate.com/)
Mark my words: this will be the upset of the cycle. Osborn does better and better the more people learn about his campaign. So consider donating, if you’re reading this.
Labor leader vs career politician. Easy choice.
Saying Red Leaning Nebraska is like saying Slightly Corrupt Clarence Thomas.
Is there something wrong in the water in those flyover states?
People don’t seem to be able to comprehend when they’re being lied to in the worst ways possible.
And it’s just so easy to check up on.
SMH.
Having the name Osborn is probably helpful in Nebraska.
This dude has the chance to be an extremely powerful senator with a coveted swing vote. Nebraskans should take note of this.
The article doesn’t say which party he’d most likely caucus with. He’d have immense power in a circumstance where Republicans have 50 seats and Dems have 49, which is a very real possibilty.
Dan is a pro union military vet who is an industrial mechanic. He speaks their language in western Nebraska and is very popular.
Fact that this could be a nailbiter is great. He’s a union guy who has led strikes so that’s solid. Also appears to be in line with some sane ideas so this isn’t someone who is “republican lite” on most issues
> He supports raising the national minimum wage and a lower tax rate on overtime work; guaranteeing access to abortion; facilitating union organizing; protecting gun rights; securing U.S. borders and exploring ways to legalize some undocumented workers; legalizing and taxing marijuana; and improved railroad safety
What is really interesting is there is another question in this poll, once someone hears more about Dan, they are more likely to vote for him.
If you want that landslide, then you should help us work for it. Write letters to encourage people to vote, do some phone banking or text banking, and remember to *check and re-check* your voter registration as often as you can, since people are being purged in many swing states!
https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Canvassing opportunities: https://swingleft.org/take-action?utm_medium=paid-search&utm_source=google-search&utm_term=canvass&utm_campaign=volunteeracquisition24&keyword=political%20canvassing%20volunteer&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi5q3BhCiARIsAJCfuZnV4ejB2pqZPWJTVs469utGyTi8GoJbzuFHpB5W3qUGrYfHSnxsrecaApFfEALw_wcB&s=u
Letter writing campaigns:
https://votefwd.org/
Phone banking
https://democrats.org/phonebanking/
Writing Post Cards
https://shop.bluewavepostcards.org/pages/write-postcards
https://www.fieldteam6.org/postcarding1
https://turnoutpac.org/postcards/
Always good practice to have ELECTION PROTECTION and/or CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION phone numbers in your contact list in case you encounter voting issues at any point.
Election Protection is 866-687-8683 — https://866ourvote.org
Civil Rights Division is 800-253-3931 — https://civilrights.justice.gov/report
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.newsweek.com/nebraska-independent-overtakes-republican-senator-new-poll-1959123) reduced by 83%. (I’m a bot)
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> Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has overtaken Republican incumbent Deb Fischer in red-leaning Nebraska, according to a recent poll.
> Still, the result is significant for an independent candidate in a state which is one of the Republican Party's strongholds.
> Of the 34 seats up for election in November, Democrats are expected to lose a net of two seats, with Republican challenger Tim Sheehy the favorite to win Montana over Democrat incumbent Jon Tester, and Jim Justice the favorite to fill the seat of conservative Democrat-turned-Independent Senator Joe Manchin, who is not seeking reelection.
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I feel like people just don’t like the “Democratic Party” label because they think it’s scary and bad regardless of its platform. So if he wins, I’m happy to run people in red states who have no connection to the party but support many of the same things.
Someone needs to buy the InfoWars trademark. Like the Lincoln Project or MeidasTouch
“the Democrats will have 48 seats, and the Republicans will have 50 seats.” So that’s 98 plus this Nebraska seat equals 99. Who is the 100th senator they’re omitting?
Independent candidates are extremely popular with both low information voters and conservative leaning independents. Look how close UT’s seat almost flipped to I in 22. I actually expect Osborn to win it.
This one wasn’t on my bingo card.
Nebraskan here, Deb Fischer is a disgusting human being.
really hoping that the republicans take an L here so they’ll be incentivized to get their act together
Up 1 pt., 4.8-pt. MoE, and it’s Newsweek.
Still: He has a good chance, and this adds to the Allred-Cruz race in TX and Tester in MT as possible paths to a functional, not-completely-insane, Senate which Harris will need if she wins, or which can stop Trump if he wins.
He’s gaining a ton of support because he’s doing what Fischer doesn’t ever do-connect with people who actually work for a living.
He’s having town halls and meet sessions in a bunch of rural towns where people never get any visitors and feel left behind. Nebraskans are finally seeing past the (R) on candidates and not giving them a free pass. I hope he wins.
Voting is a lot like driving Vote __(D)__ Democrat to go forward, vote __(R)__ Republican to go in reverse…**Remember in November** and if you can’t do **(D)** just do **(I)**. never ever ever go backwards
If Osborn wins in Nebraska it will be a genuine coup and an astronomical win for Nebraska Democrats, who stepped back strategically.
I would like to see a lot more independent candidates in Congress
Let’s hope it’s true and the incumbent is voted out!
We need both the Democrats and GOP to spilt so we have 4 parties, then switch to a ranked voting system if we want to get away from the deadlock of our current 2 party system.
Note: I don’t see the Green Party as a viable 3rd party either. I feel like it should be Progressives, Democrats, Republicans, MAGA. Those 4 would likely have enough supporters to run competitively. Ofcourse coalitions would be formed when passing bills and whatnot, but that’s closer to how I think things are done in other countries with more than two parties in their democratic process
These clickbait headlines are a nightmare
I’ll wet myself if the independent wins.
Nebraskan here, I’ll be voting for Osborn. Hopefully Fischer has sent her last form letter to me explaining why she unequivocally always manages to find a reason to rubber stamp the GOP agenda over the needs of Nebraska.
Republicans are figuring out that if they are running for office and had any heavy alliance with Trump the odds are going to start stacking against them. Everyone needs to vote, and they need to vote for Harris, not independent. Chris needs to win by an overwhelming majority that will put an end to all election fairness conspiracies.
Dems should just go full Russia on this- run wacky MAGA candidates in deep red states then have them flip the second they take office. This should be a no brainer.