There was a wild exchange outside the Capitol on Thursday involving Dan Osborn, the "independent" Senate candidate in Nebraska, as well as another independent candidate for Senate in South Dakota, Brian Bengs.
They were speaking to reporters, with Bengs saying if he won, he would caucus with Osborn in an independent caucus. That's when a man who said he was from Nebraska interrupted and said, "You're lying," and said to Osborn that he was really a Democrat. He also made a comment about Osborn paying his mom or wife. That set off Bengs.
Warning for graphic language in following videos:
Nebraska Democrat Dan Osborn gets CALLED OUT by a voter for pretending to be an independent.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 25, 2026
VOTER: "You‘re lying. Dan, you‘re a Democrat."
OSBORN: "You can call me whatever you want."
VOTER: "I would like a truthful answer for once." pic.twitter.com/xtUubdWiOq
"That is exactly the problem!" Bengs ranted, leaving the podium, stabbing his finger at the voter/protester and getting in his face, saying the man wanted to call them "something we're not." I don't think I've ever seen a candidate react like that before to a voter. Talk about a really bad look — going off on a voter is never a good thing, no matter what the voter says.
The voter then wanted to know Osborn's explanation for the foul language he used about Nebraskans. He told Bengs he wasn't from Nebraska, so get out of the way. Bengs then went off, talking about the problem being "civility," without seeing the irony there that the voter is upset at Osborn for his language about Nebraskans.
The man may be referring to this exchange where Osborn insulted Nebraska Trump supporters. While he didn't use the exact term "f**kers,' he does allegedly say on the audio that their lives "f**king sucked," and talked about "Billy Bob" and "Mary Joe" in an insulting manner.
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— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 16, 2026
Democrat Dan Osborn caught on a hot mic insulting Nebraskan Republicans.
"Billy Bob in fucking Red Cloud, Nebraska...all he knows is he's on the winning team...their lives probably suck so fucking..." pic.twitter.com/hOAHTiuR3d
Osborn tried to excuse what he said about Nebraskans by saying he was a "sailor" and that he curses.
Democrat Dan Osborn defends saying Nebraskan's lives "fucking suck" when confronted by a voter:
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 25, 2026
OSBORN: "Yeah, I cuss. I'm a sailor. What can I say?"
VOTER: "You called Nebraskans fuckers."
OSBORN: "I'm done with you." pic.twitter.com/Bm8QVUBiOc
So he's basically saying, "Oh, well, I curse." No, you insulted Nebraskans. What he should have done is apologize to the guy in some fashion. Instead, he said what you should never say to a voter — not if you want people to vote for you: "I'm done with you."
Then they are going to be done with you.
Osborn had previously apologized for anyone offended by the comment but claimed it was about feeling their pain. Uh, yeah, no, then you wouldn't be calling them "Billy Bob" and "Mary Joe" and mocking them like that.
I felt a bit sorry for the third independent guy standing there, Bill Hill, the guy running for the at-large House seat from Alaska. He was just standing there. He must have thought: What the heck did he get himself into with all that? Then C-SPAN made a mistake and identified the "altercation" as being with him rather than Bengs, when the poor guy didn't do anything.
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