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Inside the Nebraska Senate Race Full of Alleged Plants and Double Agents
The critical 2026 Nebraska Senate race, which could help tip the balance of power in Washington, has become consumed by accusations that candidates are misrepresenting their party affiliations to rig the odds in their favor.
In November, Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., who is finishing the term of retired Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, will seek a six-year term in the Senate.
The race’s outcome is rated “likely Republican” by Cook Political Report.
But Ricketts’ most serious competition likely will not be from the Democratic Party.
Instead, prominent Nebraska Democrats are backing independent candidate Dan Osborn, a former union leader, for the seat.
This is similar to the Democrat strategy in 2024, when Osborn unsuccessfully challenged Republican Sen. Deb Fischer and lost by fewer than seven points. Democrats did not hold a primary at all, with party figures believing Osborn had the best chance of unseating the Republican incumbent.
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Ricketts has accused Osborn—whose website describes him as a “lifelong independent” in contrast to the “partisans who run Washington”—of being a Democrat in disguise.
The race is already a complicated multifront battle, in which all sides accuse each other of masquerading as something they are not.
Liberal Lawyers and Primary Plants?
The Elias Law Group—a firm founded by Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias—has been paid for legal services by both Osborn’s campaign and the political action committee he founded.
At the same time, the firm has provided counsel to Democrat candidate Cindy Burbank, who wants to give Osborn a “fair shot against” Ricketts.
Burbank is open about her support for Osborn, despite seeking the Democrat nomination. She does not explicitly state on her website that she would drop out if nominated.
Her website reads, “Dan Osborn is a good man, a working man, a strike leader, and someone we can trust. He deserves a fair shot against Ricketts. So vote for me—and I’ll make sure we send Billionaire Pete Ricketts........