{"id":2363639,"date":"2024-11-04T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-a-dan-osborn-senate-victory-in-nebraska-could-irk-both-parties-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T06:18:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:18:44","slug":"why-a-dan-osborn-senate-victory-in-nebraska-could-irk-both-parties-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-a-dan-osborn-senate-victory-in-nebraska-could-irk-both-parties-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Dan Osborn Senate victory in Nebraska could irk both parties &#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\">30<\/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%2Fwhy-a-dan-osborn-senate-victory-in-nebraska-could-irk-both-parties-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=2363639&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>The Nebraska Senate race, featuring independent candidate Dan Osborn against incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer,\u200c is gaining momentum as a potential upset, mostly due to a shift in its competitiveness. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report downgraded the race from &#8220;solid Republican&#8221; to &#8220;likely Republican,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prompting increased investment<\/a> from national Republicans to safeguard what was once seen as a secure seat.<\/p>\n<p>Osborn \u2063has positioned himself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-porter-is-going-after-congressional-millionaires-financial-disclosures-show-shes-one-of-them\/\" title=\"Katie Porter Is Going After Congressional Millionaires. Financial Disclosures Show She\u2019s One Of Them.\">working-class champion<\/a> and political outsider, referencing his experience\u200d leading a labor strike in 2021. He emphasizes a focus \u200don blue-collar\u200b concerns over partisan politics, often asserting his\u200c independence from both major parties. Despite this, his potential victory could complicate the political landscape, as he has stated he wouldn&#8217;t caucus\u200c with either party, echoing the independent influence seen with Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2064 Fischer has critiqued Osborn&#8217;s positioning, labeling him as insufficiently conservative\u200d for a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-to-become-latest-state-to-pass-heartbeat-bill\/\" title=\"South Carolina to Become Latest State to Pass Heartbeat Bill\">deep-red state<\/a> and accusing him of attempting to mislead Nebraska voters. Additionally, Osborn has sought to align himself with Donald Trump on certain issues, though Fischer highlights that Trump has endorsed her in\u200d the race, which could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slew-of-vexing-international-crises-confront-biden-a-year-out-from-election-day\/\" title=\"Biden faces numerous global crises ahead of Election Day.\">influence voter perceptions<\/a>. Osborn&#8217;s candidacy presents a unique dynamic that could impact both party strategies, irrespective of who ultimately wins the election.  <\/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\">Why a Dan Osborn victory in Nebraska Senate race may not be a win for any party<\/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_1870977\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>OMAHA, Nebraska &mdash; <\/strong>An unexpected win for independent candidate Dan Osborn in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3186130\/fischer-bounces-back-nebraska-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nebraska Senate race<\/a> would deal a blow to Republicans, but it wouldn&rsquo;t necessarily be a boon for Democrats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nebraska&rsquo;s Senate seats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/nebraska-senate-seat-tightens-2-point-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">have long been uncompetitive<\/a> for Republicans as the last time a Democrat was elected to represent the state in the upper chamber was 2006. As a result, Republicans didn&rsquo;t expect to spend much time or resources in the Cornhusker State as they focused on current vulnerable seats that are likely to flip in their favor and give them the Senate majority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\"><strong>2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A shift began after the nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved the Senate race from &ldquo;solid Republican&rdquo; to &ldquo;likely Republican&rdquo; in late September. That prompted national Republicans to pour millions of dollars into the race and divert some resources to ensure they don&rsquo;t lose a safe seat at the expense of gaining others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Osborn garnered national attention after pitching himself as an outsider candidate and someone deeply familiar with the working class. While speaking with supporters at a campaign rally in Omaha on Sunday, Osborn pointed to his experience leading the Kellogg&rsquo;s labor strike as a union leader in 2021, arguing he was motivated by blue-collar concerns rather than party-line issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not the way I really saw my world. I&rsquo;ve been a registered independent from the time I could vote, and I didn&rsquo;t see men or women, or black or white, or Republican or Democrat on a picket line,&rdquo; Osborn said. &ldquo;I just saw people that wanted to go to work for a fair wage with some decent benefits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dan Osborn, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a news conference, May 15, 2024, at his Omaha, Nebraska, home. (Nikos Frazier\/Omaha World-Herald via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But even if Osborn is able to defeat Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and wrest the seat away from GOP control, it won&rsquo;t be a total win for Democrats. Osborn has repeatedly said he wouldn&rsquo;t caucus with either party &mdash; which could make him a powerful voice in the Senate akin to how Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) have wielded outsize influence over the upper chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a true independent, and I&rsquo;ve said over and over again that I&rsquo;m not caucusing with the Democrats,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/01\/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis\/schumer-osborn-nebraska-senate-00186766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Osborn told <em>Politico<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>last week. &ldquo;Chuck Schumer is going to be in for a rude awakening if he thinks I&rsquo;m taking orders from him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Osborn&rsquo;s allies have also hammered that message to supporters, arguing that he would be an independent voice in the Senate if elected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When he gets to Congress, he won&rsquo;t eat lunch with the Democrats. He won&rsquo;t eat lunch with the Republicans,&rdquo; actor Paul Scheer told a group of Osborn supporters at the Sunday rally in Omaha. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll eat lunch all alone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148255\/battleground-ballots-key-election-changes-swing-states\/\"><strong>KEY CHANGES IN EACH SWING STATE THAT COULD DECIDE THE 2024 ELECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although Osborn has sought to distance himself from Democrats, the independent candidate has faced criticism he still isn&rsquo;t conservative enough to represent the deep-red state of Nebraska.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think [voters] see that he&rsquo;s saying he&rsquo;s an independent but then in his own words, he also has a lot of things that he supports that conservatives in Nebraska don&rsquo;t support,&rdquo; Fischer told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been trying to get that out to define him [in our ads] so people do realize that he&rsquo;s just trying to fool Nebraska.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are a red state. Democrats don&rsquo;t win statewide,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why he&rsquo;s running as an independent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) speaks during a hearing, March 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, Osborn has tied himself to former President Donald Trump on some key issues to paint himself as a middle-of-the-road candidate. In one ad that aired statewide, Osborn aligned himself with the former president on issues such as the border and foreign policy, claiming, &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve tried to stop Trump just like they&rsquo;re trying to stop me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But that may not be enough to convince voters, especially after, as Fischer pointed out, Trump endorsed her over Osborn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fischer likened Osborn&rsquo;s strategy to that of some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3206399\/endangered-democrats-feature-trump-win-2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vulnerable Democrats\">vulnerable Democrats<\/a> who have tied themselves to Trump in recent ads in states where the former president may be outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris in the polls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether it&rsquo;s [Sen. Tammy] Baldwin or [Sens.] Bob Casey [and] Sherrod Brown &mdash; they&rsquo;re all trying to tie themselves to President Trump. Nebraskans aren&rsquo;t fooled by that,&rdquo; Fischer said. &ldquo;My opponent has an ad saying he&rsquo;s with Trump on the border bill. President Trump opposed that border bill, and <a href=\"https:\/\/osbornforsenate-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2dDzqe0FmzR-FbvKjUc39kYFb0OK20m2lNgII0KZuVkxZWkHzkgGlPU-EUB7-x_8Ji13r9zh6LJpvElKynoeIjpnfG0hwTaFY3o7bC3BYqWnR740UcNHGmG9bg50W1BokTzsVWFqYv0eNrGBNx_KmTUxpDuL_WxupOmuRPvdz4spCzf5y4uKk9i7_mrolgJDDZrR1EJyGzYI-8FU7ROKlOpkqsE6S00u7saaHmQ\">Dan Osborn&rsquo;s attacking me<\/a> because I opposed it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, whoever&rsquo;s advising him &mdash; not good,&rdquo; Fischer added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling shows a tight race between the two candidates, with surveys over the last month alternating between which campaign holds the upper hand. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/elections\/polls-senate-nebraska.html\">National averages<\/a> show Fischer leading Osborn by 3 points, giving the GOP incumbent some breathing room in the last few days of the 2024 cycle.<\/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_1870977\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870977\"}});<\/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>Dan Osborn&#8217;s potential win in Nebraska&#8217;s Senate race could hurt Republicans but may not benefit Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2363640,"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\/Dan-Osborn-independent-Nebraska-Senate-nominee.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44307,44305,14648,44306,32076],"class_list":["post-2363639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisan-issues","tag-dan-osborn","tag-nebraska","tag-senate-victory","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dan-Osborn-independent-Nebraska-Senate-nominee.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363639","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=2363639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}