Fischer attacks Osborn as threat to GOP push for Senate control

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Aaron Sanderford - October 3, 2024 8:58 pm

OMAHA — U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, who has largely ignored her campaign opponent until recently, called a press conference Thursday and criticized former Omaha union leader Dan Osborn as a nationally backed threat to a possible Republican majority in the Senate.

Fischer, a two-term Republican from Lincoln whose family owns a ranch near Valentine, was joined by supporters who touted her record of voting for infrastructure investments, agricultural interests and national defense, among other things.

“I worked hard to earn the trust and the support of Nebraskans,” Fischer said. “I have a record. I have a voting record. … Nebraskans right now are just finding out who my opponent is and what my opponent stands for.”

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Longtime Fischer supporter Gov. Dave Heineman repeated the line from one of Fischer’s latest ads about Osborn — the allegation he denies that he is a supporter of Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats.


U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., criticized her opponent, nonpartisan Dan Osborn, for failing to say where he stands on key issues. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)


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