The return of Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn is the best news Democrats have received in a while. The irony, of course, is that Osborn is not running as a Democrat at all. He’s launching a second independent bid, this time against Republican Pete Ricketts.

Midterm elections are typically a referendum on the party in power, creating a more beneficial environment for challengers to Republican incumbents in 2026. Dan Osborn is a well-established figure