"The ideal Independent candidate for flipping Nebraska is … I don’t know, a Mitt Romney type? I think you need someone who is more right-wing economically, they love that stuff."
Enjoyed the piece. One thing though: I’m skeptical the stronger path in NE would be a Chamber-of-Commerce, Romney-style candidate. It’s hard to imagine there are many MAGA-skeptical, center-right voters left who haven’t already defected to Dems.
Osborn's thesis -- proven right IMO -- is the bigger swing pool is lower-info, non-college voters who are open to an independent but not a Democrat, and their economic + cultural instincts look a lot more Osborn than Romney.
So winning is less about "what ideology fits NE overall" and more about which coalition is actually expandable. A Romney model feels like optimizing for a smaller and already tapped-out slice.
So you want Democrats that are economically AND socially conservative? just vote republican... Left wing populism andmore conservative stances on a few important cultural touchstones is a hell of a cocktail. Your pining for a Romney candidate is foolish.
"The ideal Independent candidate for flipping Nebraska is … I don’t know, a Mitt Romney type? I think you need someone who is more right-wing economically, they love that stuff."
Enjoyed the piece. One thing though: I’m skeptical the stronger path in NE would be a Chamber-of-Commerce, Romney-style candidate. It’s hard to imagine there are many MAGA-skeptical, center-right voters left who haven’t already defected to Dems.
Osborn's thesis -- proven right IMO -- is the bigger swing pool is lower-info, non-college voters who are open to an independent but not a Democrat, and their economic + cultural instincts look a lot more Osborn than Romney.
So winning is less about "what ideology fits NE overall" and more about which coalition is actually expandable. A Romney model feels like optimizing for a smaller and already tapped-out slice.
So you want Democrats that are economically AND socially conservative? just vote republican... Left wing populism andmore conservative stances on a few important cultural touchstones is a hell of a cocktail. Your pining for a Romney candidate is foolish.
Seems he overperformed by 19 points!
https://split-ticket.org/full-wins-above-replacement-war-database/