Nebraska’s Senate primary fuels accusations of GOP-planned support for an independent

Nebraska’s Senate primary has become a clash over whether GOP meddling and late-entry candidates are intended to boost Dan Osborn, a populist independent who could face Pete Ricketts in November. Democrats back Cindy Burbank while Republicans point to William Forbes as a potential ploy to siphon votes from Osborn; Osborn portrays himself as a working-class outsider disrupting the two-party system. Polls show a tight race, donors scrutinize Osborn’s backing, and the dispute underscores Democrats’ challenges in red-leaning Nebraska.