{"id":2353787,"date":"2024-10-11T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fischer-bounces-back-in-nebraska-senate-race-after-initial-gop-panic-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:40:51","slug":"fischer-bounces-back-in-nebraska-senate-race-after-initial-gop-panic-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fischer-bounces-back-in-nebraska-senate-race-after-initial-gop-panic-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fischer bounces back in Nebraska Senate race after initial GOP panic &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffischer-bounces-back-in-nebraska-senate-race-after-initial-gop-panic-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2353787&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200d the\u2064 Nebraska Senate race, Republican incumbent Deb Fischer has regained a lead over independent challenger Dan Osborn, alleviating initial concerns for the GOP about retaining this Senate\u200c seat. Recent internal polling \u200dshows Fischer ahead with 48% compared to Osborn&#8217;s 42%, while 10% of voters remain undecided. Fischer&#8217;s campaign \u200balleges that Osborn is backed\u200b by Democratic funding sources and promotes a liberal agenda, which they believe does not align \u200bwith Nebraska voters\u2019 views. \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>The political landscape shifted when the Cook\u2063 Political Report downgraded the \u2063race from \u200b\u201csolid Republican\u201d to \u201clikely Republican,\u201d \u200dprompting increased financial support from national Republicans, including \u200da significant \u2063ad buy for Fischer. Despite Osborn&#8217;s\u2063 attempts to \u200cdistance himself from Democratic influences,\u2064 Republicans continue to label him a \u201cDemocrat in \u200bsheep\u2019s clothing.\u201d Tensions increased when a local labor\u2064 union faced scrutiny for pressuring\u200c its members to support Osborn, adding to the contentious\u200d atmosphere\u200d of the\u200d campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fischer bounces back in Nebraska Senate race after initial GOP panic<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792099\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/deb-fischer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Deb Fischer<\/a> (R-NE) has taken the lead ahead of independent challenger Dan Osborn, offering Republicans a momentary sigh of relief as they look to hold on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3183458\/nebraska-labor-union-members-senate-nominee-rally-mandatory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Senate seat <\/a>that has unexpectedly put the GOP on edge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/fa5dee058d0477c2bd8e5887f\/files\/0e6d315e-f56c-1281-a71d-5cf027541036\/Fischer_for_US_Senate_Oct_5_8_Survey_MEMO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Internal polling<\/a> conducted during the first week of October found Fischer leading Osborn 48% to 42%, giving the GOP incumbent a 6-point advantage just one month ahead of Election Day, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ranked-choice-voting-advocates-are-forced-to-lie-about-fairness-to-get-voters-on-board\/\" title=\"Ranked-choice voting advocates must deceive voters about the concept of &quot;fairness&quot; to gain their support.\">polling memo obtained<\/a> by the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>Another 10% remain undecided or unsure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The poll also found former President Donald Trump with a 20-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the Cornhusker State, which Fischer&rsquo;s campaign said will become an advantage for the Republican senator as she has been endorsed by the former president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fischer&rsquo;s campaign also expressed confidence that voters would reject Osborn&rsquo;s campaign, accusing the independent candidate of being funded by Democratic dark money groups to push a liberal agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nebraskans simply don&rsquo;t agree with Dan Osborn&rsquo;s support for amnesty, Social Security for illegal immigrants, extreme abortion, VP Harris&rsquo; plan to end the filibuster, or Bernie Sanders,&rdquo; Derek Oden, campaign manager for Fischer, said in a statement. &ldquo;We expect this positive trend to continue as time goes on and more Nebraskans learn that Dan Osborn isn&rsquo;t an independent &mdash; he&rsquo;s a liberal Democrat in disguise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The apparent turnaround comes after alarm bells began to ring for Republicans in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-revert-ohio-to-swing-state-status\/\" title=\"Democrats seek to revert Ohio to swing state status\">reliably red state<\/a> after the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report <\/em>shifted the Senate race from &ldquo;solid Republican&rdquo; to only &ldquo;likely Republican.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That rating shift prompted national Republicans to pour millions of dollars into the race, with the National Republican Senatorial Committee placing a $172,000 coordinated ad buy with Fischer&rsquo;s campaign last month, according to AdImpact, an ad tracking company. Those ads came in response to accusations that Democrats were looking to prop up Osborn&rsquo;s campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrat dark money groups have poured record sums into the Nebraska Senate race,&rdquo; NRSC Communications Director Mike Berg told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;Deb Fischer has the momentum over Bernie Sanders liberal Dan Osborn now that our side is responding in kind on television.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fischer and other Republicans have dubbed Osborn a &ldquo;Democrat in sheep&rsquo;s clothing,&rdquo; something Osborn has sought to shake off by publicly disassociating with Democrats and hard-left figures, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Still, Osborn has privately praised Sanders, a self-described socialist, prompting Republicans to paint the independent with a similar title.<\/p>\n<p>Those accusations only increased after the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3183458\/nebraska-labor-union-members-senate-nominee-rally-mandatory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> United Association of Steamfitters and Plumbers Local 464, a Nebraska labor union, told its members they were required to attend a political rally in support of Osborn or face repercussions. That instruction was later amended to say attendance was encouraged rather than mandatory, but the event still raised questions about whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-labor-union-told-members-political-rally-was-mandatory-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Nebraska labor union told members political rally was &#039;mandatory&#039; - Washington Examiner\">original mandatory rally<\/a> could have run afoul of labor laws or the union&rsquo;s own bylaws.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fischer first won the seat in 2012 after beating&nbsp;Democrat Bob Kerrey by more than 15 points. She was reelected in 2018 by nearly 20 points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But some recent polls have suggested the 2024 contest is far narrower, raising eyebrows whether an upset victory by Osborn could be on the horizon.&nbsp;Public polling shows a tight race between the two, with Fischer holding a 43.6% average in the polls compared to Osborn&rsquo;s 42.1%, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/senate\/2024\/nebraska\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> <em>FiveThirtyEight. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Making things more complicated, internal <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PpollingNumbers\/status\/1844731739404427338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"polling\">polling<\/a> for Osborn&rsquo;s campaign shows the independent ahead, while polling conducted by Fischer indicates the incumbent is leading. There is no Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792099\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792099\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fischer regains lead in Nebraska Senate race, easing GOP fears<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2353788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/deb-fischer-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34069,42822,42824,42823],"class_list":["post-2353787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-news","tag-fischer","tag-gop-panic","tag-nebraska-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/deb-fischer-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}