NE-SEN: New Fischer poll, others show her U.S. Senate race with Osborn remains tight

LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer has released a campaign poll partly aimed at assuring donors and outside groups that she has found ways to blunt the momentum of her challenger, nonpartisan Dan Osborn.

The Fischer poll’s findings, released Friday, largely mirror months of polling for the Osborn campaign and others showing a Senate race closer than expected. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats roughly 2-to-1 in the state, outside of unaligned voters, a slice of the electorate that nearly matches the number of Democrats.

The Fischer poll shows her leading Osborn 48%-42%, with 10% undecided. That’s just beyond the survey’s 4% margin of error. Friday was the first time since July that her camp has released an internal poll. That one had Fischer ahead 50%-24%.

“We expect this positive trend to continue as time goes on and more Nebraskans learn that Dan Osborn isn’t an independent,” said Derek Oden, a Fischer campaign spokesman. “We still have work to do, and we’re running hard, but this is a good sign.”




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