Independent Candidates Bodnar and Osborn Launch Long-Shot Senate Bids in Montana and Nebraska

U.S. Senate in Montana as an independent.

U.S. Senate as an independent. Independents are the largest voting block in Montana today,” Bodnar said. Bodnar said he is building a coalition that includes independents, Republicans who feel politicians have stopped showing up for them, and Democrats.

He launched his independent bid against Sen. ) in March. In his launch ad, Bodnar stated, “This country is in crisis, and our national political parties are failing us. ” Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic, appeared on the same program to describe his independent Senate campaign in Nebraska.

“Right now, we have to stop looking left and we have to stop looking right and we have to start looking up,” Osborn said. “Because this is more of a government for corporations and multi-billionaires that funnel billions of dollars into our elections to sway candidates and incumbents to do their bidding. I don't take corporate money.

That's who I am. ” Osborn fell short in a 2024 Senate bid against Sen. ). He launched his current independent campaign for Sen. ) seat last July. In his launch video, Osborn said, “There’s a lot of rich guys in Washington like Pete Ricketts, but not a lot with hands like these.

The Hill reported that both candidates are running without corporate funding and are seeking to attract voters who feel unrepresented by the two major parties.