Shocker: GOP Sen. Deb Fischer in tight race with no-party Dan Osborn in deep-red Nebraska

Sen. Deb Fischer’s reputation as a rancher and public servant who’s more of a workhorse than a show horse served her well until this fall, when independent candidate Dan Osborn burst onto the airwaves with edgy ads redefining the small-town cattlewoman as a corporate huckster. Now, she’s fighting for reelection.