LINCOLN- Nebraska’s unexpected U.S. Senate race is getting a small jolt of outside spending from a progressive SuperPAC tied to former Omaha-area U.S. House candidate Kara Eastman. Eastman helps run the PAC with news commentator Cenk Uygur, who is known for co-hosting the online show “The Young Turks.”

The group has spent $35,000 on an ad for Democrat Preston Love Jr. to run on cable and streaming services during the Saturday football game between the Huskers and Northern Iowa on the Big Ten Network. The ad supports Love’s candidacy against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, who was appointed to the seat by Gov. Jim Pillen after former Sen. Ben Sasse resigned to lead the University of Florida.

Love had raised $164,000 as of the end of June and listed $6,500 in campaign cash on hand. Ricketts had raised $4.3 million and listed $1.7 million in cash on hand.

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