Nebraska is about 3 points redder then Kansas – but yeah, it's 2/3rds the size, and I wonder if having the population more condensed into Omaha and Lincoln helps at all.
I don't think Osborn is very likely to win, but I can see why he might be able to make them sweat in a way that Orman couldn't a decade ago.
I didn't realize NE had a lower population, but it does.
Per DuckAssist, whatever that is (top of DuckDuckGo search results):
"As of July 1, 2023, Nebraska's population is estimated to be 1,978,379."
"The population of Kansas was 2,937,880 according to the 2020 census."
I guess that makes sense, since KS has Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas, plus a bunch of KC suburbs, whereas NE has only Omaha and Lincoln.
Nebraska is about 3 points redder then Kansas – but yeah, it's 2/3rds the size, and I wonder if having the population more condensed into Omaha and Lincoln helps at all.
I don't think Osborn is very likely to win, but I can see why he might be able to make them sweat in a way that Orman couldn't a decade ago.
It would certainly make the GOTV focus easier, plus Tony Vargas running a strong race of his own