The Daily Populous Friday October 4th, 2024 day edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by ewzetf

With a thin 51–49 Democratic majority in the Senate today, Osborn could be the key for making sure Republicans don’t take control of the chamber. There is no Democratic candidate running in the Nebraska Senate race, but Osborn’s policies make it likely he’ll caucus with the party.

Osborn has made headlines for his working-class messaging, union leadership, and independent candidacy. “I hadn’t been a very political person until corporate greed came knocking on my door a few years ago, when I was president of my local union, and we went out on strike, at a time where the company was making record profits,” he told Semafor in September. As the president of his local union at the Kellogg’s plant, in 2021 he led 500 workers on strike for nearly three months to end a two-tiered benefits system and stop plant closings.

Nebraska, and the most populous city of Omaha, will be integral to securing victory for Democrats in the Senate, Congress, and White House. Nebraska is one of only two states that splits its electoral votes by congressional district (the other being Maine). One of Nebraska’s five electoral votes belongs to the blue dot of Omaha. Biden won Nebraska’s 2nd district in 2020, while Trump clinched the vote in 2016. (The Democratic House candidate for the district is also leading in the polls.)

chillywanton on October 4th, 2024 at 00:13 UTC »

Wow the second video shows the extent of how small the crowd is.

3rn3stb0rg9 on October 4th, 2024 at 00:08 UTC »

Very few are even showing up at his rallies nowadays. And apparently, those who do are mostly leaving early

TintedApostle on October 4th, 2024 at 00:04 UTC »

The media could have done this every time and they don't. Why?