Democrat-Backed Candidate Admits Quiet Part Out Loud: ‘I Have People Recording Me … I’ll Be F**ked’
Democratic-backed independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn admits he can’t openly side with Democratic talking points if he wants to stand a chance at unseating Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts in November, leaked audio showed.
While it is unclear when the audio was recorded or with whom Osborn is speaking, the undercover audio was shared by Townhall on Sunday, explaining the difficulty of pandering to his Democratic base while trying to remain palatable to more moderate Republicans.
“I have people recording me, so I can’t say I want to abolish ICE; I can’t say those words. I’ll be fucked,” Osborn said. (RELATED: Geriatric Democrat Senator Fends Off Young-Blood Challenger In Rare Win For Old Guard)
He continued, explaining that Nebraska is approximately 50 percent Republican, 26 percent Democratic and 24 percent independent, before arguing that he would need about 10 percent to 15 percent of the Republican vote to win the race.
“How am I going to do that by fucking saying, ‘Oh, I love trans people, and they should be able to play in sports!’ Fuck no, Jane, that’s not how I win,” Osborn said, talking about Jane Kleeb, Nebraska’s Democratic Party chair.
The audio continues with Osborn explaining that he told Kleeb, “You gotta let me run my race, man. Like, I’m going to say some shit that is going to piss you off, but you gotta know at the end of the day it’s about beating Pete Ricketts,” according to The Plains Sentinel.
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In a statement, Kleeb later said that the audio “shows that Dan doesn’t answer to me. He answers to voters,” The Plains Sentinel reported, adding that this is why the party is supporting Osborn: “We choose a mechanic over the billionaire Ricketts every day,” she added.
“These are the classic dirty tricks of Pete Ricketts and his career politician allies: secretly record conversations and lie about what people believe,” Osborn’s campaign spokesperson told the Daily Caller.
“What these audio clips actually show is Dan’s opposition to people demanding that he say something different than what he has already consistently said on the campaign trail,” the spokesperson said. “Clearly, his private conversations are the same as the public ones he’s been having across the state, regardless of whatever spin the Ricketts team wants to put on it.”
Osborn has faced other controversies this election cycle, including calling for “preemptive” mental health checks for AR-15 owners and reports that his daughter has allegedly run multiple pornographic cam-girl accounts.
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