Why a Nebraska Senate candidate flipped on Trump’s border wall
About this episode
The episode discusses Dan Osborn's shift in stance on Trump's border wall and explores political strategies in the current landscape.
Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn slammed President Donald Trump’s border wall after previously signaling support, according to leaked audio of a private meeting obtained by Playbook. What do Osborn’s remarks reveal about his strategy to appeal to voters across the political spectrum? Then Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns, Adam Wren and Will Steakin unpack the takeaways from Playbook’s on-the-ground reporting with California Gov. Gavin Newsom during his southern-state swing and discuss the lore behind an AI-generated video of Trump moonlighting as the Green Lantern. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook
People in this episode
Hosts: Dasha Burns, Adam Wren, Will Steakin
Guest: Dan Osborn
Topics covered
- Nebraska Senate race
- Trump's border wall
- political strategy
- California politics
- AI-generated content
Keywords
- Nebraska
- Senate candidate
- Trump
- border wall
- political strategy
- Gavin Newsom
- AI video
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Organizations: Playbook, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump
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