If Democrats want to win in swing or red territory, look no further than INDEPENDENT Dan Osborn in Nebraska, who came closer than anyone ever imagined to knocking off Sen. Deb Fischer (R). Merge his platform with Sherrod Brown/Tim Ryan/Marcy Kaptur and that's the path to populism!! 💙🇺🇲
If Democrats want to win in swing or red territory, look no further than INDEPENDENT Dan Osborn in Nebraska, who came closer than anyone ever imagined to knocking off Sen. Deb Fischer (R). Merge his platform with Sherrod Brown/Tim Ryan/Marcy Kaptur and that's the path to populism!! 💙🇺🇲
Spot on! Our candidates must fit their state and district. In some cases, such as Nebraska or Utah, this might even mean promoting someone who is not carrying the Democratic brand.
Osborn did much better than Greg Orman did in his Senate campaign in the 2014 KS-SEN race when he ran as an Independent. Of course, we’re talking about two different Independents in different red states but they both had the freedom of not having being beholden to the Democratic Party.
I mentioned this before but one of the issues Osborn stood for in his campaign was getting money out of politics. That may have helped him make the race closer than expected although I’m sure it wasn’t the only issue factoring in.
Are dems willing to let a candidate like Osborn take the necessary positions to win? There was a lot of complaining about Manchin among dem activists. And Osborn was quite a bit to the right of Manchin.
Are dems comfortable supporting a candidate that wants to build the border wall, reduce illegal immigration and protect gun rights?
I've got it, it just hit me!!
If Democrats want to win in swing or red territory, look no further than INDEPENDENT Dan Osborn in Nebraska, who came closer than anyone ever imagined to knocking off Sen. Deb Fischer (R). Merge his platform with Sherrod Brown/Tim Ryan/Marcy Kaptur and that's the path to populism!! 💙🇺🇲
Midterms could be just the beginning!! 🙏
Spot on! Our candidates must fit their state and district. In some cases, such as Nebraska or Utah, this might even mean promoting someone who is not carrying the Democratic brand.
Right, but he didn't win, and we shouldn't expect wins from such candidates in such states. Of course, it's worth a try when possible, though.
Osborn did much better than Greg Orman did in his Senate campaign in the 2014 KS-SEN race when he ran as an Independent. Of course, we’re talking about two different Independents in different red states but they both had the freedom of not having being beholden to the Democratic Party.
I mentioned this before but one of the issues Osborn stood for in his campaign was getting money out of politics. That may have helped him make the race closer than expected although I’m sure it wasn’t the only issue factoring in.
Are dems willing to let a candidate like Osborn take the necessary positions to win? There was a lot of complaining about Manchin among dem activists. And Osborn was quite a bit to the right of Manchin.
Are dems comfortable supporting a candidate that wants to build the border wall, reduce illegal immigration and protect gun rights?
yes
The overriding question is: Will he/she caucus with the Democrats? (Or at lest not caucus with the Republicans.)
And let’s be clear: any Democrat who is glad to see Manchin replaced by Senator Jim Justice (R) is woefully ignorant or an idiot.
Osborn did an amazing job considering that state and the national environment