Senate Republicans’ marketing campaign arm is getting concerned in certainly one of Nebraska’s Senate races with an advert boosting Sen. Deb Fischer (R), the incumbent who’s polling solely a bit forward of her unbiased challenger, Dan Osborn.
The advert monitoring firm AdImpact posted on X on Thursday that the Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has positioned a $172,000 coordinated advert purchase with Fischer’s marketing campaign as she tries to fend off Osborn.
Mike Berg, the communications director for the NRSC, in an announcement accused Democratic darkish cash teams of “dumping millions” of {dollars} into the race to prop up Osborn.
“The NRSC will help Trump-endorsed Deb Fischer fight back against the left-wing smear campaign national Democrats are waging against her,” Berg stated.
Fischer is working for her third time period within the Senate in a solidly crimson state however is dealing with a extra vital problem than initially anticipated from Osborn, who just isn’t working beneath the banner of any political get together.
The state Democratic Occasion didn’t discipline a candidate resulting from Osborn’s candidacy, however Osborn stated he would run with out the assistance of any get together.
Osborn is a political newcomer and profession mechanic who typically touts his union membership. Observers have been skeptical that he can oust Fischer from her seat, however the comparatively few polls taken of the race have proven it to be shut.
She led by simply 1 level in a SurveyUSA/Cut up Ticket ballot taken late final month, whereas a survey sponsored by Osborn’s marketing campaign confirmed him up 1.
Nonetheless, the forecast from Choice Desk HQ/The Hill offers Fischer a 96 % probability of profitable. However the truth that the NRSC is getting concerned remains to be notable for a state that hasn’t elected a non-Republican senator since 2006.
The purchase got here after a conservative tremendous PAC reportedly started working practically a half million {dollars} value of advertisements in opposition to Osborn, and represents the primary exterior spending to help Fischer, Rolling Stone reported.
