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DO Dan Osborn Dan Osborn Dan Osborn is a former president of a BCTGM union local in Nebraska.

“Ricketts came out with an AI jingle. You know, if you watch my debate, he called me Democrat Dan every 40 seconds during the debate. That's all he's got. And so we went in studio with Nebraska musicians and recorded a version of Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere," but with Nebraska-specific towns, as kind of a rebuttal to his AI slop.”

Prof G Media · Tech Strategy & Big Tech · October 2026

“Ricketts came out with an AI jingle. You know, if you watch my debate, he called me Democrat Dan every 40 seconds during the debate. That's all he's got. And so we went in studio with Nebraska musicians and recorded a version of Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere," but with Nebraska-specific towns, as kind of a rebuttal to his AI slop.” — Dan Osborn, Prof G Media

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Dan Osborn on Prof G Media's live conversation with Jessica Tarlov, explaining the backstory of a campaign song he released, after being asked about his campaign's ads.

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Dan Osborn

…and tired of the same old, same old, you know, especially now with, gosh, the Russia in the news and us aligning ourselves with a communist country fighting a democracy. This is crazy. It's craziness. So, yeah, I'm just excited to be doing it. And, you know, I want to talk about my song real quick.

Jessica Tarlov

Yeah.

Dan Osborn

Since you mentioned it, what happened? The backstory behind it is Ricketts came out with an AI jingle. You know, if you watch my debate, he called me Democrat Dan every 40 seconds during the debate. That's all he's got. And so we went in studio with Nebraska musicians and recorded a version of Johnny Cash. I've been everywhere, but Nebraska-specific towns as kind of a rebuttal to his AI slop. So that was probably the most fun I've had doing this so far.

Jessica Tarlov

Well, it does seem like you guys are actually having fun all the time. And not just in the conversations that you're having with, you know, everyday Nebraskans, but in the kind of ad work that you're putting out there. And I've been very, very taken with it. And I want to talk about your pitch…

Dan Osborn

Yeah, we're just trying to be different. I think most of us are just sick and tired of the political ads. And, you know, Ricketts is outspending us five to one. He's going to spend more on ads and then we will have raised the entire cycle. And they're horrible. All they do is they're just attack…

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“Mike Rogers, the last couple of weeks have been slightly more tepid, but this is a real line in the sand. Like, we got to get out of there if you think that we're going to be able to win any of these elections.” — Jessica Tarlov on Mike Rogers, Prof G Media “We're just trying to be different. I think most of us are just sick and tired of the political ads. Ricketts is outspending us five to one. … We're trying to be a little bit more lighthearted and fun with it and still get our message out. I think that's how we've been successful in cutting through the noise of $50 million by being unique.” — Dan Osborn, Prof G Media