Overview
- William Forbes, a 79-year-old pastor running in the Democratic primary, told CNN on Monday he voted for Donald Trump multiple times and attended a Nebraska GOP leadership training.
- Nebraska Democrats had cleared their own field to back independent Dan Osborn for November, but Forbes filed at the deadline and now threatens to siphon votes from Osborn.
- Forbes denies being a Republican plant and says he is a lifelong Democrat, while GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts’ campaign denies any role in the Democratic primary.
- Democrat Cindy Burbank entered the race to block Forbes, was removed by the secretary of state after a GOP complaint, and was reinstated by the Nebraska Supreme Court; she says she will drop out for Osborn if she wins.
- Forbes shows little campaign infrastructure, with no active website, an FEC address at a UPS store, and a listed phone that goes to voicemail, as the May 12 primary approaches in deep-red Nebraska where small shifts could matter for Senate control.