President Donald Trump gave Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) his endorsement on Thursday days after 2024 Senate candidate Dan Osborn ramped up his campaign.
Osborn gave Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) the toughest fight in all three of her Senate runs and came the closest any non-Republican had in years to winning a Nebraska Senate seat.
The independent candidate, who is backed by some Democrats, recently formed an exploratory committee and expressed his interest in running “if the support is there.” A recent poll showed him trailing by a point against Ricketts, 45% to 46%.
Osborn’s campaign said Ricketts was “clearly nervous about Dan Osborn” in an email to the Washington Examiner.
“Pete Ricketts and his party bosses in D.C. are clearly nervous about Dan Osborn, and they should be,” an Osborn spokesperson said. “Dan got involved in politics to fight for working families…
