Dan Osborn launches independent Senate bid against Ricketts in Nebraska 

Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic who lost a Senate bid as an independent against Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) by single digits last year, is launching another bid for the upper chamber – this time for Sen. Pete Ricketts' (R-Neb.) seat. 
 
In his launch video, Osborn contrasts his working-class background as an industrial mechanic and military veteran with Ricketts' family wealth, being the eldest son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts. 
 
"There's a lot of rich guys in Washington like Pete Ricketts...