Groups use lesser-known names to boost Ricketts, Osborn in Nebraska Senate race

Groups aim to tilt math for Osborn, Ricketts

A new outside group amplifying a conservative critique of registered nonpartisan Dan Osborn says it is spending "six figures" in the final days of Nebraska's U.S. Senate race to help a third-party Senate candidate who used to be a Democrat.

Groups use lesser-known names to boost Ricketts, Osborn in Nebraska Senate race

Supporters of U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn aim to tilt the math in a competitive Senate race toward their preferred candidate by using low-profile names on the ballot.