Overview
- CNN reported Monday that William Forbes, 79, a Trump-supporting pastor who opposes abortion, filed at the deadline and will be on Nebraska’s May 12 Democratic primary ballot.
- State Democrats had planned to back independent Dan Osborn, citing his strong 2024 showing, instead of running their own nominee.
- Party chair Jane Kleeb alleges Forbes is a Republican plant meant to peel votes from Osborn, a claim Ricketts’ campaign denies.
- Sermons and records show Forbes attended a Nebraska GOP training by the Leadership Institute and praised abortion restrictions, and he has little visible campaign infrastructure.
- In response, Cindy Burbank filed to block him, was removed as not a “good-faith” candidate after a GOP complaint, then won reinstatement from the Nebraska Supreme Court and says she will back Osborn in the general election.