LINCOLN- Independent U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Osborn leaned into his blue-collar roots and railed against the state's "country club" congressional members during his first town hall event on Tuesday in Lincoln. Osborn, a Navy veteran and former union president, drew a stark contrast between himself and incumbent U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, against whom he is running.

"There is no one like me in the U.S. Senate," he told the crowd. For around an hour, Osborn fielded questions on topics ranging from abortion access to the war in Ukraine. He often sought the middle ground in his answers as he cast his candidacy as one meant to disrupt the status quo.

"We are not near as divided as the media wants us," Osborn said to cheers and applause, "I would say 95% of the stuff, we all agree on, whether I'm at a bar in Pickrell, Nebraska, or we're here in Lincoln. People understand we need a change." When faced with a question about whether the United States should fund the Ukrainians in their war against Russia, an issue that has divided Republicans in Congress, Osborn said supporting Ukraine was putting America first.

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