Tom Becka

This Is Not An Endorsement … But …

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 10/16/2023 - 4:00am

I went to the kickoff announcement of the Dan Osborn for Senate campaign. The event was well attended for something like that, but it wasn’t overflowing. Then again, unless you have a powerful political party with a lot of money behind you, events like these are rarely overflowing.

I’ve been to a lot of these things over the years, but this one was a little different.

You see Dan Osborn is an independent running to replace incumbent Senator Deb Fisher. As Aaron Sanderford with the Nebraska Examiner put it, he is neither helped nor hindered by a political party.

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What We Need Is Voter I.Q.

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 4:00am

In the last election Nebraska voters decided the state needed Voter I.D. — even though there was never ever any evidence of any substantial voter fraud. The Cornhusker voters decided that Voter ID was just what we needed. I say we don’t need voter I.D. What we need is Voter I.Q.