Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election
Cindy Burbank, who bested an alleged Republican plant, says she’ll step aside for Dan Osborn in general election
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A Democratic challenger who said she intends to drop out of November’s race for the US Senate in https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/nebraska">Nebraska to clear the way for an independent candidate has won the state’s Democratic primary.
Cindy Burbank ran against William Forbes, who https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats contended was a Republican plant in the race, with the intent to drop out if she won.
Forbes, a pastor who has https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/politics/nebraska-senate-trump-pastor">voted for Trump and https://flatwaterfreepress.org/a-trump-voting-nebraska-pastor-is-running-for-senate-as-a-democrat-he-insists-its-in-good-faith/">opposed abortion access, is currently registered as a Democrat.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/nebraska-demoratic-house-primary-winner-cindy-burbank">Continue reading...Nebraska primary election results
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