Ian Prasad Philbrick
I cover politics for Slate Magazine and write the Slatest daily newsletter.
“Dan Osborn is the best chance Democrats have had in decades of unseating a GOP senator in this Trump +20 farm state—perhaps because Osborn isn't really a Democrat. … Still, the outcome may hinge on whether enough voters buy Osborn's independent pitch.”
Slate Magazine · October 2026
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From Slate's Slatest newsletter by Ian Prasad Philbrick, published October 29, 2026, surveying red-leaning states where Democrats hoped to compete for Senate seats in the midterms.