Politics at the Kitchen Table

Dan Osborn’s No-Party Approach to Wages, Healthcare, and Taxes Is Winning Over Red-State Voters

The Unexpected Contender

On a muggy summer evening in Nebraska, the parking lot outside the VFW hall is filled with pickup trucks, beat-up sedans, and a few rust-dusted farm trucks with seed company stickers on the bumpers. Inside, the fluorescent lights hum, the coffee is strong, and the folding chairs creak as neighbors settle in.

There’s no podium, no …