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Dan Osborn Is a Progressive Populist— NOT A Democrat— And He’s Running For A Nebraska Senate Seat
Cricketts From Ricketts Dan Osborn’s scrappy first run for the Senate last year— as an independent against GOP incumbent Deb Fischer—...

Howie Klein
Jul 96 min read


With Conservative Don Bacon Retiring, The Omaha Congressional District Is Ready To Elect A Democrat
Nebraska’s Omaha congressional district (NE-02) should have flipped already. The PVI is D+3, one of the bluest seats held by a...

Howie Klein
Jul 62 min read


Maybe Republicans Who Switch Parties Should Wait A Bit Before Becoming Democratic Party Leaders
I'm Glad When Republicans Become Progressives, The Way Elizabeth Warren Did The other day, I posted something at Threads about an...

Howie Klein
May 317 min read


Nebraska Rep Mike Flood Admits He Didn't Read The Bill Before Voting To Kick Millions Off Medicaid
And Then There's Ashley Hinton In Iowa Before being elected to Congress in 2022, conservative Republican radio station owner Mike Flood...

Howie Klein
May 295 min read


New Deal Dems Understood Who The Bad Guys Were— Today's Party Establishment Is Way Off Base
Writing for Axios yesterday, Emily Peck reported that polling shows that Americans now support unions over big companies by a...

Howie Klein
May 234 min read


A Billionaire Seat Is Up In Nebraska Next Year— Let's Help Draft Independent Dan Osborn To Run
Since the 2024 election, independent populist Dan Osborn has been working as a steam fitter. We’re hoping he’ll run for Senate again,...

Howie Klein
Apr 44 min read


You Don't Get Much Redder Than Platte Co., Nebraska But Mike Flood's Constituents Booed Him Non-Stop
Nebraska MAGAt Mike Flood represents a pretty red district (R+9) that avoids Omaha but includes Lincoln, the other blue bastion in the...

Howie Klein
Mar 204 min read


Why Are Democratic Candidates Being Pulverized In The Midwest, Particularly In Rural Counties?
Dan Osborn ran as an independent on a platform that most Democrats would recognize economically to the left of a garden variety red state...

Howie Klein
Dec 8, 20247 min read


Wrong For The Democratic Party: Republican-Lite Politicians Like John Avlon & Rahm Emanuel
If A Candidate Doesn't Back Unions, They Should Stop Fouling The Democratic Brand I lived in Suffolk County for about 4 years. It was a...

Howie Klein
Nov 20, 20247 min read


Hey Progressives, Play Your Hand, Sometimes The Cards Ain't Worth A Dime If You Don't Lay 'Em Down
Liz Cheney? Hell No! What Was Kamala Even Thinking? Kamala and those around her— basically the Democratic Party establishment— opted for...

Howie Klein
Nov 10, 20246 min read


A Run Of The Mill House Race In Blue Colorado And An Exciting Senate Race Next Door In Red Nebraska
One of the tough DCCC races tomorrow is in Colorado’s 8th district, between Fort Collins and Denver, where they’re fighting to hold onto...

Howie Klein
Nov 4, 20247 min read


There's Only One Senate Race In America Where Voters Can Defeat Schumer And McConnell
In 2020, Trump won Nebraska in a walk—556,846 (58.2%) to 374,583 (39.2%). Trump won all 93 of Nebraska’s counties other than Douglas...

Howie Klein
Oct 31, 20243 min read


The Battle For The Senate Could Come Down To An Independent In Blood-Red Nebraska, Dan Osborn
If Kamala wins, as looks likely, and the Democrats take control of the House— also likely— the Senate could well be the spanner in the...

Howie Klein
Oct 21, 20248 min read


Less Than A Month To Go... What To Do With Last Minute Contributions: Let's Look At The Senate
Candidate Quality Matters— In Nebraska, In Missouri Louise and Paul are two of the most generous and steady Blue America contributors....

Howie Klein
Oct 7, 20244 min read


Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn: The US Senate Is A Bunch Of Millionaires Controlled By Billionaires
Also: End Of The Road For Don Bacon? Nebraska politics doesn’t get into the national news much. It’s a blood red state. Not counting the...

Howie Klein
Oct 2, 20248 min read


I Expect A Blue Wave Election DESPITE Poor Congressional Candidate Quality
A few days ago, Jonathan Chait wrote that Kamala should cut Biden loose and go her own way. I think she’s playing it the way she has to...

Howie Klein
Sep 19, 20246 min read


Labor Day: Is There A Senator Who Could Say “I Led The Strike?” If Dan Osborn Wins There Will Be
America & Nebraska Need The Same Thing: Another George Norris Yesterday, Blue America launched a campaign to help raise grassroots...

Howie Klein
Sep 2, 20244 min read


Wouldn't It Be Funny If Nebraska Is The State That Saves The Senate From A MAGA Takeover?
Meet Populist Independent Dan Osborn The Democratic Party decided not to field a candidate in Nebraska’s Senate race this cycle. Maybe...

Howie Klein
Sep 1, 20245 min read


Alito & Thomas Have More To Fear From A Nebraska Independent Than From Either Corporate Party
“No one in the Senate— not Republicans or Democrats— even lifts a finger” I was out with some Democratic donors the other day and they...

Howie Klein
Jun 12, 20244 min read


Hard To Believe Some Swing Voters Will Opt For Trump? Don't Kid Yourself, Crazy As It Is— Some Will
This cycle, Blue America endorsed 2 progressives running as independents rather than as Democrats— House candidate Jason Call in...

Howie Klein
Jun 9, 20245 min read
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