ATTENTION Terms of Service...The DU has added an exception to the Support Democrats rule [View all]

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Inside politics is not pretty. There are still smoke filled rooms making plans within plans.

For the Nebraska Primary Tuesday May 11, we have a DU link for Cindy Burbank for US Senate. Cindy is a Democrat running against a Republican in a Democratic suit, William J Forbes. William supports Trump, and is anti-abortion etc. It is imperative that Cindy wins the Primary. You can donate to Cindy here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/du4burbank26

There is a Independent in this Senate race, Dan Osborn. He won't appear on the Primary ballot. He will be on the November ballot by petition. He is polling very well against Senator Ricketts. Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb has publicly stated, "We are supporting Dan Osborn". Dan has been endorsed by many prominent Democrats. Because of that, we have an ActBlue link for Osborn here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforosborn26

Dan is not a spoiler candidate. He came within 7 points of upsetting Senator Fischer in 24, in bright red Nebraska. That was one of the closest Senate races in the country. The Nebraska Democratic Party endorsed Dan Osborn for the 2024 Senate race. The goal is to prevent Ricketts from winning. Dan's victory would mean one fewer Trump-supporting Republican in the Senate. Latest polling on Dan: https://www.osbornforsenate.com/impactpoll

I'd say more about Dan and the plans within plans, but I can't until AFTER Dan is officially on the ballot this summer. It is no secret Republicans are going to try to remove Dan from the ballot through the courts.

The DU has added an exception to the Support Democrats rule allowing us to support Dan.

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Why we have this rule: Democratic Underground is an online community for politically liberal people who understand the importance of working together to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of American government, and as such we expect our members to support and vote for Democrats at election time. Rare exceptions are granted at the sole discretion of the DU Administrators. (Current exceptions: Dan Osborn for U.S. Senate, Nebraska)