There’s a school of thought that says the Republican Party has all but locked up control of the Senate come 2025, but such celebrating might be a bit premature. Take a look at the Senate race in Nebraska, where two-term Republican Deb Fischer is in a much-closer-than-expected competition with Independent Dan Osborn.
In his comprehensive recap of where Senate control stands today, RedState’s Bonchie made this observation about what’s happening in the Plains state:
Surprisingly enough, the danger for the GOP now lies in Nebraska. Dan Osborn, a Navy veteran and union boss, is running as an “independent” and has been garnering a lot of outside cash. That has put incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer on the defensive, with some recent polls showing Osborn with a lead.
One of those polls Bonchie referred to was a recent New York Times/Siena College poll showing Osborn leading Fischer by a whopping eleven points. Forty-nine percent of the 663 respondents said they would vote for Osborn, 38 percent chose Fischer, with the remaining 13 percent falling into the “Don’t Know/Refused” category. Fischer’s numbers are particularly surprising considering that 78 percent of self-identified Republicans in deep-red Nebraska say they’re supporting Donald Trump, who has endorsed Fischer, not to mention that Republicans hold a 2-to-1 voter registration advantage in the state. […]
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