Independent Dan Osborn Mounts Another Senate Challenge Against Nebraska GOP Establishment
Dan Osborn, backed by out-of-state liberal PACs, is once again challenging GOP Senator Pete Ricketts, spotlighting the troubling influence of money and insider politics over true Nebraska values.

In the ongoing saga of Nebraska’s Senate politics, independent candidate Dan Osborn has announced a fresh bid to unseat Republican Senator Pete Ricketts in 2026. Once again positioning himself as a champion for working-class Americans, Osborn rails against what he calls a Congress dominated by wealthy elites and insiders.Osborn’s attack on Ricketts — a multimillionaire scion of the TD Ameritrade fortune and former two-term governor — centers around accusations that Ricketts essentially bought his Senate seat through deep pockets and political connections. But while this narrative may resonate with some voters frustrated by Washington’s elite, it fails to confront the...
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