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It was assumed that because of West Virginia is a guaranteed Republican pickup and Jon Tester is polling poorly in Montana, the likely outcome would be at least a 51 - 49 Republican majority in the Senate, assuming they hold all other seats. This might be upended in a state nobody has been paying attention to, Nebraska. Independent candidate, Dan Osborn, is now polling five points ahead of Republican Senator Deb Fischer. An earlier poll a couple of weeks ago had them tied.
Nebraskans want a senator who listens to them -- that's why Dan Osborn is pulling ahead," a spokesperson for Osborn's campaign told Newsweek in a statement. "Dan has held more than 140 public events this year in small town restaurants, bars, and small businesses all over the state, compared to zero public events from Deb Fischer. He's not going to the Senate to play partisan games or do the bidding of whatever corporate donor throws money at him. He's going to work for the regular folks of this state, and they can tell he's the real deal."
Nebraskans want a senator who listens to them -- that's why Dan Osborn is pulling ahead," a spokesperson for Osborn's campaign told Newsweek in a statement. "Dan has held more than 140 public events this year in small town restaurants, bars, and small businesses all over the state, compared to zero public events from Deb Fischer. He's not going to the Senate to play partisan games or do the bidding of whatever corporate donor throws money at him. He's going to work for the regular folks of this state, and they can tell he's the real deal."