A top Republican super PAC is jumping into the Nebraska Senate race as incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer (R) struggles to put away her race against Independent Dan Osborn.
The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a group run by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it is spending $3 million in the red state to back up Fischer, whose fight for a third term has suddenly tightened.
Independent polling has been sparse, but internal surveys from both camps have shown that their respective candidate is leading the race.
”California and New York Democrats are putting crazy money into Dan Osborn’s campaign. They’re not going to succeed, especially as Nebraska voters learn about Osborn’s Democrat ties and Bernie Sanders ideology,” Steven Law, the SLF’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “We’re just closing the gap a bit.”
Republicans are still heavily favored to hold on to the seat. Former President Trump carried the state by 19 percentage points in 2020, although he is expected to once again lose the single electoral vote awarded to the winner of the Omaha-based congressional district.