OMAHA- Nebraska U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer is in her most competitive general election race since 2012 when she beat former Governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey. Fischer said she “takes nothing for granted,” that she prefers official visits to media debates, and that she plans to keep asking Nebraskans what they want from their senator.

Nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn, a steamfitter, said his effort to get a working man into the Senate resonates with Nebraskans who are tired of the stranglehold the two major parties have on politics. Osborn has noted he does not want the backing of any party after having flirted with pursuing endorsements from the Democrats and third parties, including the Libertarian Party.

National reporters have written recently about the chances a Senate race in Nebraska might factor into which party controls the chamber, a rarity in a state where Republicans outnumber Democrats 2-to-1.

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