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GoUBears's avatar

He's gone all-in on the confounding colors: giving Fischer blue in the poll tweet, tweeting images of his campaign's red shirts, press releases in red letterhead, etc.

https://x.com/OsbornForSenate/status/1846186684137841021

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sacman701's avatar

He uses red because the state religion is Nebraska Cornhuskers football. His last name also probably helps a lot on a subconscious level because the Huskers' all-time most successful and popular coach (who later represented the western part of the state in Congress) was Tom Osborne. Nebraskans are primed to like a guy named Osborn who uses that shade of red.

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Mark's avatar

When I first heard his name as a candidate for a Senate race in Nebraska, I assumed he was related to Tom Osborne.

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Henrik's avatar

Same lol

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GoUBears's avatar

Regardless of whether it's a happy coincidence or a convenient excuse, it's solidly on the path I'd prescribe if I were advising him. He only actively started tying Fischer to blue in mid-August, and this is the most explicitly he's done it; the last few weeks are also the most actively he's promoted his red. He needs a ton of Ricketts voters, and this is one of the key ways to get them.

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