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Nebraska Senate race surprise: It's "more competitive than it should be"

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Independent Dan Osborn is running an unexpectedly competitive Senate race in Nebraska .

He's running to unseat two -term Sen. Deb Fischer in a race that could shake up the fight for control of Congress ' upper chamber.

Polling, albeit limited, indicates a tight race between Fischer and Osborn .

Nebraska has nearly twice as many registered Republicans as Democrats , making Democrats ' bids in the state often fruitless.

A Democrat hasn't held statewide office in Nebraska since 2012 , and Trump won the state by nearly 20 points in 2020 .

Osborn has expressed positions generally shared by moderates, like opposition to abortion restrictions.