The move by Cindy Burbank could clear a path for Dan Osborn, an independent candidate backed by her party’s leadership. But Republicans have cried foul, and her effort could face obstacles.
‘Graham Platner should not be a US Senator’
The same couple that helped recruit Graham Platner to run for Senate in Maine also recruited Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for Senate from Nebraska who is widely backed by the state’s Democrats, according to reports. In a video obtained by Townhall , a woman they identified as a member of Osborn’s campaign staff named Colleen claimed he recruited Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. She alleged Osborn kicked off a move to recruit “working class candidates” for elections but declined to name anyone else. However, strategists Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan helped recruit and guide both Platner and Osborn, Politico reported in December. Osborn rejected the claims in the video in a statement to the Daily Caller.…Open
On this episode of "On Balance": Leland Vittert examines the boxing match of a meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping. As Taiwan and Iran hang in the balance and the two circle the ring, the world is wondering who will throw the first punch. Gordon Chang, a U.S.-China relations analyst and author of “Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America,” and Mary Kissel, former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, analyze the negotiations. Meanwhile, the election for Nebraska's U.S. Senate race is heating up. Incumbent Republican Senator Pete Ricketts easily won the nomination, while Cindy Burbank has secured the Democratic nomination, but is dropping out to endorse independent dark horse Dan Osborn, who joins…
"The only candidate in this race with a record of meddling in primaries and undermining the democratic process is Dan Osborn."
Cindy Burbank has said she intends to exit the general-election race, clearing the field for Dan Osborn, an independent candidate, to face Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican.