{"id":2626806,"date":"2026-07-08T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-senate-hopeful-osborn-rejects-claim-he-helped-recruit-platner\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:56:47","slug":"nebraska-senate-hopeful-osborn-rejects-claim-he-helped-recruit-platner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-senate-hopeful-osborn-rejects-claim-he-helped-recruit-platner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Senate hopeful Osborn rejects claim he helped recruit Platner"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fnebraska-senate-hopeful-osborn-rejects-claim-he-helped-recruit-platner%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=2626806&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>nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn, an independent supported by Democrats, has publicly distanced himself from Graham Platner and denied involvement in any efforts to recruit Platner, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conor-mcgregor-accused-of-sexual-assault-at-nba-finals-game\/\" title=\"Conor McGregor faces ... allegations during NBA Finals.\">faces sexual assault allegations<\/a>. Osborn, running to challenge Senator Pete Ricketts, stated he has never supported Platner and believes he should not serve as a U.S. senator. Despite this, Osborn has not called for Platner\u2019s withdrawal, unlike other major candidates in competitive races. The controversy intensified after a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >video surfaced showing<\/a> a woman claiming Osborn recruited Platner, which Osborn denied, clarifying the woman was a former staffer and that her claims were false. Republicans criticized Osborn for not condemning Platner\u2019s latest allegations sooner. Osborn\u2019s campaign and connections to Platner have been scrutinized, but Osborn maintains he has no support for Platner and has dismissed charges against him.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nebraska Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3487807\/nebraska-democrats-back-dan-osborn-senate\/\">Dan Osborn<\/a>, an independent supported by state Democrats, distanced himself from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a> and denounced allegations he helped recruit the embattled Maine Democratic Senate nominee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Osborn, who is running to unseat Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), stopped short of joining the chorus of calls in the Democratic Party for Platner\u2019s withdrawal after being accused of sexual assault by a former girlfriend.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4640522\/democratic-party-limited-options-graham-platner-maine-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats have limited leverage to get Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4640330\/democrats-graham-platner-gamble-guy-benson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats have \u2018egg all over their faces\u2019 with Platner gamble: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4640196\/graham-platner-campaign-fate-byron-york-maine-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Platner\u2019s fate could look very different by next week: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have never recruited or supported Graham Platner, full stop. Our politics have nothing in common, and clearly neither do our values,\u201d Osborn said in a statement. \u201cI haven\u2019t spent five minutes thinking about the Maine Senate race and neither have most Nebraskans, but I do know that Graham Platner should not be a U.S. senator.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osborn lost to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) in 2024 and is running another independent campaign that Republicans say is a de facto Democratic effort. Every other major Senate candidate running against Republicans in competitive states has called for Platner to withdraw from the race so Maine Democrats can find a new nominee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-race-tightens-in-north-carolina-as-democrat-beasley-closes-on-budd\/\" title=\"Senate ... Tightens in North Carolina as Democrat Beasley Closes on Budd\">election night watch party<\/a> at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel &#038; Conference Center in La Vista, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Bonnie Ryan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP24311238404626.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks at an election night watch party at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel &#038; Conference Center in La Vista, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Bonnie Ryan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osborn\u2019s remarks came in response to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/print\/2678965\">newly published video<\/a> showing an unnamed woman wearing an Osborn campaign shirt claiming that Osborn \u201crecruited Graham Platner.\u201d Osborn, who said the woman is a former campaign staffer, denied any involvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4639491\/graham-platner-campaign-cash-bolster-democrat-abandon-them\/\">GRAHAM PLATNER COULD USE HIS CAMPAIGN CASH TO BOLSTER ANOTHER DEMOCRAT \u2014 OR ABANDON THEM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat she said is false, and she was not speaking on behalf of me or our campaign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osborn and Platner have overlapping political consultants and vendors but Osborn has repeatedly denied any connections or support for Platner. Still, Republicans have used the episodes to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrsc.org\/press-releases\/new-evidence-reveals-dan-osborn-recruited-graham-platner-2026-07-07\/\">criticize Osborn<\/a> for not condemning the latest sexual assault allegations against Platner sooner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osborn denies recruiting Platner, avoids calling for withdrawal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2626807,"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\/2026\/07\/AP24311238404626.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14648,20844,65502,14756,3740],"class_list":["post-2626806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nebraska","tag-osborn","tag-platner","tag-recruitment","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP24311238404626.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626806","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626806"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626810,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626806\/revisions\/2626810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}