Everyone expected Nebraska’s incumbent Republican senator,
Deb Fischer, to cruise to re-election.

But then a challenger emerged,
and he’s starting to pick up momentum.

Independent labor union leader #Dan #Osborn has raised a lot of money in recent months,
and polls have tightened enough that the Cook Political Report has shifted their forecast for the race from “Solid Republican” to “Likely Republican.”

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Independent candidate #Dan #Osborn’s. run
to oust Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) this November
has grabbed national attention as polls have shown a surprisingly close race,
with a new survey out Tuesday even showing Osborn ahead by one point.

The latest SurveyUSA poll has Obsborn leading Fischer, by one point, 45 to 44 percent.

The poll of 558 likely voters also showed significant movement in how much of the electorate now feels they know enough about Osborn to make a decision.
In the August version of the same poll, 47 percent of Nebraskans said they didn’t know enough about Osborn, compared to 24 percent in the September poll.
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