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PodcastThe Reason Interview With Nick GillespieOctober 5, 2026

Can Nebraska's Dan Osborn Win Over Libertarians?

Nebraska's Osborn is running a genuinely cross-ideological independent Senate campaign that could flip a reliably Republican seat in a toss-up race.

  • Toss-up Senate race: RealClearPolling rates Nebraska independent Dan Osborn's challenge to incumbent Republican Pete Ricketts as a toss-up despite Trump winning the state by 20 points in 2024.
  • Anti-establishment, not Democrat: Osborn says he was recruited by railroaders to run against Deb Fischer in 2024, rejects the Democratic Socialist agenda of Mamdani/AOC, and backs the Second Amendment.

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