Deep-red Nebraska is the unexpected home to a competitive race that’s complicating Republicans’ plans to flip the US Senate.
Incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer (R), who’s served for over a decade, is being outspent by a first-time candidate, mechanic-turned-union-leader Dan Osborn, running without a party’s backing though with lots of help of a deep-pocketed super PAC.
Their contest will help determine who controls the Senate while testing whether a pro-labor message from a blue-collar populist resonates in a state with a recent history of choosing only Republicans.
“The Fischer-Osborn race is more competitive than it should be,” said Randall Adkins, a ...