Is he okay?

Uh, he seems to be okay now.

He was at a Kacey Musgraves concert on Saturday night in Dallas, clearly trying to show that he is okay, but he's had the flu.

His flu, uh, sparked an incredible conspiracy theory.

Where is he? The President of the United States was saying he's missing in action.

Uh, a lot of, uh, conservative influencers and other groups said he had checked into an Ohio, uh, mental health facility and was seeking treatment there.

None of that was true.

Hmm

Uh, so what's going on here?

I mean, if a president was looking for places to go and persuade voters or win over competitive districts, he would not be in Nebraska necessarily.

But if it's a place where you're looking to find a little safe harbor, find some friendly faces, and also try and, you know, encourage tried and true Republican voters to pay attention to the midterm elections, Nebraska is actually a pretty decent place to go, and here's why.

There's a pretty competitive Senate race in Nebraska.

It's one of those, uh, states that has an unusual contest.

Uh, Pete Ricketts, the Republican incumbent senator, um, he doesn't have a Democratic rival, but he has an independent rival, and his name is Dan Osborne.

He's a former union leader, a mechanic, and he's running as an independent.

So could this strategy work? Like, have past presidents who find themselves in this situation have been able to at least limit the damage by getting out there, firing up the base?

Well, that's something I've definitely thought about, you know, a fulcrum caucus that, uh-

I mean, this definitely has caused some, some issues and headaches for, uh, some Democratic candidates and party members who don't wanna step aside.

They want to push their, uh, party interests over this independent, uh, concept.

But Montana is the only state of these four states we've been talking about where there will be a Democratic candidate actually on the ballot.

Party leaders have tried to urge her to step aside.

Uh, so the independent candidate, his name is, is, uh, Seth, uh, Bodnar.

He's a former university president, a decorated, uh, military veteran.

But there's never been a moment where that's galvanized enough support to win a race.