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