{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6653a78dc8b8cc00120efe85/6a97a6c89de34270350b6499?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bob Krist Joins America First and Launches Bid for Nebraska Secretary of State","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6653a78dc8b8cc00120efe85/1788323488293-f0619a08-bb9d-4106-8756-133b3d8bdeef.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Bob Krist is back in Nebraska politics, with another unexpected political turn.</p><p><br></p><p>The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former Nebraska state senator has been a Republican, an independent and the Democratic nominee for governor. Now, Krist is running for Nebraska Secretary of State as a candidate of the newly formed America First Party.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <strong>The Dan Parsons Show</strong>, Krist explains why he entered the race, how his America First candidacy came together and why he believes his background prepares him to serve as Nebraska’s chief election officer.</p><p><br></p><p>Dan also presses Krist on the political questions surrounding his candidacy: Does he embrace the America First Party platform? Does “America First” mean something different to Bob Krist than it does to Donald Trump?</p><p><br></p><p>And Krist answers a question Dan intends to ask every candidate seeking to oversee Nebraska elections:</p><p><strong>Was Joe Biden legitimately elected president in 2020?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>It’s a conversation about Krist’s unusual political journey, the emergence of a new party in Nebraska and what could become one of the state’s most consequential down-ballot races of 2026.</p><p><strong>The Dan Parsons Show — Nebraska politics beyond the headlines.</strong></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dan Parsons"}