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A Candidate Who Wants to End the ‘Two-Party Doom Loop’ Appears to Be Getting Help From Dems

A NOTUS review of campaign materials, finance documents and internal discussions among Democrats show that they would be pleased to see an independent beat Nebraska’s Republican incumbent in what was expected to be a sleepy race.

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Dan Osborn is running as an independent. Democrats are doing what they can behind the scenes to get him elected. Nikos Frazier/AP

Independent candidate Dan Osborn and the Democratic Party have publicly kept each other at arm’s length during the Navy veteran’s run for Republican Sen. Deb Fischer’s seat in Nebraska.

But behind the scenes, Democrats and their allies are doing plenty to try to get him elected in the unexpectedly competitive Senate race.

A review of campaign materials, finance documents and internal discussions among Democrats reveal that Osborn and a super PAC backing his candidacy are partially reliant on groups and donors who normally work for Democratic candidates.