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US ELECTION 2024 NEBRASKA SENATE Brian interviews independent for the US Senate, Dan Osborn, about Trump's pro-billionaire agenda, his plan to impose tariffs, and who he would caucus with if he wins. PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENzIX-KeLEQ Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
🚨 SURPRISE UPSET of the election ROCKS 2024 race Brian Tyler Cohen Nov 2, 2024 3.41M subscribers Interviews with Brian Tyler Cohen INTERVIEW: Brian interviews independent for the US Senate, Dan Osborn, about Trump's pro-billionaire agenda, his plan to impose tariffs, and who he would caucus with if he wins. Support Dan Osborn: https://atadvocacy.com/do-gotv?ref=btc For more from Brian Tyler Cohen: Order my #1 NYT bestselling book SHAMELESS: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/s... YouTube (español): / @briantylercohenespanol Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36UvEHs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0066rKC... 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done over 180 publicly advertised events uh we just get out there we talk to people I did what what's called a what alss you tour where I've got around the state and 1:01 uh we just go into the local Watering Hole we have a beer with people and we just talk politics uh but ultimately I would say it's it's the message you know it's it's it's my message less than 2% of our Our House and Senate come from the working class it's a complete misrepresentation of the people in my state and certainly uh the country uh you know I working people don't feel like they're getting a fair Shake they're getting abandoned by both parties so uh I think this is I've been called a breath of fresh air which you know that is what it is but it it's it's certainly the the broad strr message is campaign Finance reform ending citizens united that states corporations are people and and and money is free speech and there's so much influence on our elections from corporations and uh you know I haven't always been a political person you know it wasn't until corporate green came knocking on my door in the form of 2:00 uh the the Kellog strike you know during Co we were working s days a week 12 hours a day that whole year no time off and uh we made them record profits they went from 19 billion to $21 billion the CEO gave himself the $2 million raise everybody enriched themselves and then they tried to take from their workers at the same time so we stood up four us plants went out on strike for 77 days and and we won a contract um so that that showed me that when we stick together behind issues and and causes we can make a difference in regular people's lives and uh I think Robin Williams the comedian said it best when he said our our politicians should be wearing NASCAR jackets with patches of their sponsors so we know how they're going to vote and certainly my opponent's no different but you know if you're out there and you're watching this my average donation Still Remains $40 uh so this campaign truly is powered by the people uh the way the rers of the 3:00 Constitution intended it to be a government bu and for the people you know in in running largely against corruption you think back to Trump's 2017 tax cut which conferred 83% of its benefits to the richest Americans what's your reaction when you see Trump a billionaire propped up by Elon Musk a billionaire advocating for an agenda where yet again they can pass tax cuts where the benefits would overwhelmingly favor the richest Americans yeah you know I'm I'm always going to be for the little guy uh you know we're we're seeing what we're seeing right now and I I'll I'll like it to uh the farm bill the farm bill favors corporate farming uh not the smaller family farmers and ranchers which is I think the the backbone especially of a in my state and we see people playing Party politics with it not I mean the Farmville expired September 30th it's on extension from 2018 so our our our bean prices our bushel prices are our in crop insurance 4:00 it's out of date and our farmers are going to start to suffer and you know that's that's what's so frustrating to me uh you know with politics it's all about control right now instead of actually just working for the American people and speaking about Farmers we've heard a lot about tariffs it it it hearkens back to uh Trump's first Administration where he launched the trade war against China which obviously impacted the farmers what do you think when you hear that that the main economic tool that he would wield would yet again be tariffs as it relates to these Farmers yeah you got to be careful with tariffs uh I don't I don't rule terorist out as an option um when when dealing with trade uh certainly the American worker and the American Farmer is always going to be on the Forefront of my mind uh but you got to look ahead and how tariffs can damage so broad stroke tariffs are are never the answer targeted tariffs uh certainly I I would entertain as long as uh you know we have 5:02 a lot of people thinking about the repercussions of of what can happen because a lot of times what a tariff does is just comes back on the consumer and uh we and and me I end up paying for it and that's not the way we should be doing business so you know certainly we you know everybody says we have to be tough on China that's what every politician says what does that mean though what does it mean to be tough on China for me it means uh let's get our manufacturing jobs back here let's win in the economy uh that's how we're tough on China getting our jobs back getting our even even our defense manufacturing back here to this country and that's how we went you know you've got support from a pretty um diverse swath of people who would you caucus with if you get elected George Norris was the last independent uh US senator from Nebraska he helped create the nonpartisan unicam that we 6:01 have here in Nebraska that I think DC could certainly take a few notes from uh but he did not caucus with either party his last term and so there's some precedents there I think the system needs to be challenged that is why we are seeing here in this state uh all kinds of money coming in against me because I'm challenging the status quo the status quo does not like to be challenged uh but I'm not afraid of money I'm not afraid of of the corporations because you know during strike of Kelloggs they spent over $700 million to try to break the union and they failed because we stood up and we had solidarity as people and uh still you know the corporations they have the influence they have the money they can try to rig elections but we as people still have the power with our vote if it does come down to you to decide whether Mitch McConnell or you well I guess Mitch McConnell is outgoing but Republican uh a republican becomes the 7:01 Senate Majority Leader or a Democrat becomes the Senate Majority Leader um I guess I guess what would you do in that instance yeah well you know I I I tend not to deal in hypotheticals uh you know we got five days to win an election that's certainly what I'm focused on I'm not a I'm not a political analyst uh I haven't actually really been a political guy until corporate Greek came knocking on my door three years ago uh what I'm concerned about what I'm going to do uh if I'm elected into the into the halls of power I am going to face every every uh issue in every policy based objectively on my experiences as a guy who's worked 70 hours a week uh not based off of who's giving me handouts certainly uh because I don't take corporate money I'm not I don't want to be a part of that world I just want to work for the people in Nebraska so that's going to be on the Forefront of my mind because that's who's going to elect me if I get elected is the people 8:02 on Nebraska so I want to do what's right by them how I'm going to operate how I'm going to navigate those Waters all certainly have to figure that out as I go but I'm always going to have the people on the Forefront of my mind obviously running against a sitting Republican senator in Deb Fisher the Republicans are worried now what have their most potent attacks against you what have they been and what's your response to them yeah you know they're they're painting me out to be this radical uh liberal and they've they've tied they tried to tie me to Bernie Sanders uh here's the thing during the strike at Kelloggs the friends of Bernie Sanders which I'm assuming that's a pack gave a check to our our members for $25,000 uh to put food on our tables in the time that you know we weren't we weren't we weren't getting a paycheck and uh so that made me take notice and I and I you you know Bernie Sanders had 9:00 tweeted some things about positively about our strik go I've retweeted those so they they use these things and then they they turn me into something that I'm not uh and you know that that's what because that's what they have and I I suppose I I I get it but uh I think they're going so extreme I don't think the people in Nebraska are stupid and they're certainly not buying it are you hearing from any lifelong rep an on the campaign tra yeah you know my biggest my biggest donor is a republican uh him and his wife maxed out double maxed uh 3 3300 pre-primary 3300 as the federal you know max out uh States uh General so collectively you know $6,600 for from each of them it's because of my stance on right to repair you know he owns a kefa business that he refurbishes e fobs and sells it back to 10:00 people 10 times less than you get it from the uh manufacturer right and so that's that's one of the things that and that's what I've done right that's why I'm being successful because 180 publicly advertised events I focused on issues I we don't focus on the top of the ticket I don't even like to use the word Republican and Democrat rooms because as soon as that happens people like they start arguing but then I bring it back to the issues and when we talk about issues we as people uh on either side of the aisle we we all starting nding our heads together and we're agreeing like yep these are the issues this is how we fix it and people come up with ideas that's how I've learned everything that I know about politics is from visiting with people every day and what they need in their perspective field and what issue is important to them so that's that's how I'm being successful let's just let's just focus on the issues and all this other white 11:00 noise let's just let it go and just talk as people and let's finish off with this um you know there are obviously a lot of lifelong Republicans whose whose votes you'll be courting um within that undecided 5% um these are people for whom their political affiliation is is basically their identity right like political affiliation is is in often times is part of somebody's whole identity so it's hard to to steer away from that what's your message to these final 5% of undecided voters many of whom may identify as Republicans who've only cast ballot for Republicans how do you bring them over what's your message to them so that they know it's okay they have some permission structure to vote for you sure that's that's a great question and well put uh you know I drive around the state and and if if nothing else at the end of the day if I don't get elected what this campaign I believe has done for people is has brought neighbors together because you drive around the state uh you can look across uh the street from me and my neighbor very very St watch uh for Trump 12:01 uh he's got an osbor ins side in his yard too because he knows first of all who I am but you can drive around the state and you will find Trump signs with Osborne signs and Harris signs with Osborne signs at at a time where we were so divided that humbles me and that that makes me so happy to be a part of this movement uh you know and and being an independent that we can bring people together but I would say you know to those folks uh who are conservative you know I'll I'll if if Donald Trump gets elected I will work with him to secure the Border uh to help you know clean up corruption in in Washington DC and and if Harris gets elected I I'll do the same thing but uh I'll work with with anyone but again for for me the people in Nebraska sit at my heart and soul and Veterans sit at my heart and soul and that's who I'm going to work for Dam we got a couple days left here how can people best help your campaign yeah I 13:00 would I would say uh you know I mentioned my average donation is $40 so uh you know we need to get on the radio we need to get my message out uh there's been a lot of money getting spent against me right now uh pay me out to be somebody I'm not so I have to defend myself so you could go to Osborne for sener that's osbn without any I'm not related to the coach the famous coach in Nebraska uh but yeah you go to osbor for s um and just throw me some support and uh let's you know we're going to make this happen well again as I mentioned at the top this this this can and should be the upset of the Senate cycle so uh to help Dan make that a reality again Osborne for Senate I'll put that link right here on the screen and in the post description on YouTube and also in the show notes for the podcast Dan thank you so much for taking the time best of luck in the campaign trial yeah thank you appreciate it [Music]

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