Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer faces her strongest election challenge yet as she hopes to fend off an independent candidate, Dan Osborn. Osborn is a former labor union leader who eschewed both major parties while painting himself as a champion of the working class.
FILE - Dan Osborn, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a news conference announcing he will not accept any party or political endorsements, May 15, 2024, at his Omaha, Neb. home. FILE - Dan Osborn, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a news conference announcing he will not accept any party or political endorsements, May 15, 2024, at his Omaha, Neb. home. FILE - Dan Osborn, Independent candidate for U.S.
Fischer has had to deflect criticism not only from her challenger, but also from her own party. The state GOP, whose leadership was taken over by those loyal to former President Donald Trump, endorsed primary challengers to all five of the Republicans who represent Nebraska in Congress, including Fischer.
“Osborn is not running as a Democrat, and this is important and makes him more palatable in much of the state,” Hibbing said.Much of Osborn’s appeal comes from his blue-collar background as a 20-year industrial mechanic and veteran of the Navy and Nebraska Army National Guard. He successfully led a 2021 strike at the Kellogg’s cereal plant in Omaha to gain higher wages for roughly 1,400 workers following a year in which the company saw soaring revenue.
Osborn often refers to the late U.S. Sen. George Norris as “the last independent senator from Nebraska” and promises to follow suit, saying that if he’s elected, he won’t caucus with either Republicans or Democrats. Norris served in the Senate from 1913 to 1943, switching from Republican to independent for his last term.
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