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Dan Osborn, the Independent Senate Candidate Who Could Tip Nebraska

May 29, 2026·26 min·5-min readinterviewpolitics
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Dan Osborne, a blue-collar union mechanic and independent Senate candidate in Nebraska, is mounting a surprisingly competitive campaign against Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts by positioning himself as an economic populist who rejects corporate influence and partisan loyalty. He argues

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Dan Osborn

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Dan OsbornPete RickettsDavid RemnickAmy Davidson SorkinDonald Trump

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Kellogg'sTD Ameritrade

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