Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, held by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), has shifted from being a toss-up to now being considered “Lean Democratic."

The election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball announced on Monday that it would be shifting Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-Neb.) race in Nebraska toward the Democrats. Kyle Kondik, the managing editor for

Allegations flew Monday in Nebraska’s most competitive U.S. Senate race, with one campaign threatening legal action over campaign advertising and a report about talk of “Hitler Youth.” Nebraska nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign sent a cease and desist letter to an outside group advertising in support of U.

U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign issued a letter to incumbent U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer’s campaign and a political action committee demanding they cease-and-desist running campaign ads he says