Polls aside, I'm a believer if for no other reason than that we shouldn't concede any elections. Moreover, it's also a matter of reaching out to voters with a progressive platform, or at least an alternative to the toxicity that MAGAs offer. If folks like Osborn don't bother to reach out to these voters in places like Nebraska, then they…
Polls aside, I'm a believer if for no other reason than that we shouldn't concede any elections. Moreover, it's also a matter of reaching out to voters with a progressive platform, or at least an alternative to the toxicity that MAGAs offer. If folks like Osborn don't bother to reach out to these voters in places like Nebraska, then they will continue to be exposed only to disinformation and toxicity from the GOP and their corrupt allies, while Democrats continue to ignore and neglect them. Like with Lucas Kunce in Missouri, you have to start somewhere if you ever hope to reach out to voters.
Nebraska and Kansas have the ability to support liberal policies and conservative policies. Neither has gone nearly as insane as, e.g., Missouri - and even MO is showing signs of recovery. Moreover, if you just think back over (relatively) recent NE senators, you see Democrats who were certainly better from our perspective than replacement-level backbenchers like Fischer (Exon, Zorinsky, Kerrey) and even some Republicans who were the same (Hagel, and Sasse on many issues, at least early on). Fischer is pretty bland and has of course accomplished almost nothing; Nebraskans may be interested in a more ambitious Senate delegation than her and Ricketts.
Polls aside, I'm a believer if for no other reason than that we shouldn't concede any elections. Moreover, it's also a matter of reaching out to voters with a progressive platform, or at least an alternative to the toxicity that MAGAs offer. If folks like Osborn don't bother to reach out to these voters in places like Nebraska, then they will continue to be exposed only to disinformation and toxicity from the GOP and their corrupt allies, while Democrats continue to ignore and neglect them. Like with Lucas Kunce in Missouri, you have to start somewhere if you ever hope to reach out to voters.
I hope it's not a progressive platform, because if it is, it won't succeed in Nebraska.
Nebraska and Kansas have the ability to support liberal policies and conservative policies. Neither has gone nearly as insane as, e.g., Missouri - and even MO is showing signs of recovery. Moreover, if you just think back over (relatively) recent NE senators, you see Democrats who were certainly better from our perspective than replacement-level backbenchers like Fischer (Exon, Zorinsky, Kerrey) and even some Republicans who were the same (Hagel, and Sasse on many issues, at least early on). Fischer is pretty bland and has of course accomplished almost nothing; Nebraskans may be interested in a more ambitious Senate delegation than her and Ricketts.
All of the Democratic senators you mention were quite conservative for Democrats.