Nebraska is in the news, and I’m happy to say, it’s for the right reasons.
- The Democratic candidate for Vice President is from small-town Nebraska.
- A Republican State Senator from Omaha joined with his Democratic colleagues to defy attempts to change how the state awards its electoral college votes (by Congressional district).
- University of Nebraska’s football team is on its way back.
- And Independent for U.S. Senate, Dan Osborn, has an outside chance of beating incumbent GOP Senator Deb Fischer in November.
If “Mr. Smith” ever does get to Washington, it could be this Mr. Smith and this state of independent-minded voters who prove it is possible.
The incumbent Senator, a wealthy rancher, does not want to debate the working man and union leader. In response, Osborn presents an empty chair on stage at the “debates” he conducts throughout the state.
How loudly does that empty chair speak? Is it enough to unseat the establishment’s broker?
Fischer has six times the money but does she have the voter’s heart?
Let’s take a look at the man’s messaging.
I like how Osborn portrays Fischer as bought and paid for. “The Senate is a bunch of millionaires controlled by billionaires,” he says in one commercial. “My opponent, Deb Fisher, is part of the problem. She’s taken so much corporate cash, she should wear patches, like NASCAR.”
According to the latest polls, Osborn is competing head-to-head with Fisher.
