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Independent Dan Osborn Challenges Ricketts in Nebraska Senate Race

7/10/2025

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Independent candidate Dan Osborn has kicked off his Senate campaign in Nebraska, challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. While positioning himself as a centrist, Osborn's use of two veteran Democratic operatives as treasurers and the formation of a committee named Conservatives for Osborn raises eyebrows about his true political allegiance.

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Independent candidate Dan Osborn has kicked off his Senate campaign in Nebraska, challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. While positioning himself as a centrist, Osborn's use of two veteran Democratic operatives as treasurers and the formation of a committee named Conservatives for Osborn raises eyebrows about his true political allegiance.