Exposed: Democratic candidate is a pro-Trump guy who did GOP candidate trainings

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A Democratic candidate is being exposed as a possible "GOP plant," CNN's KFile reported Monday. A Trump-voting pastor could be the one who stops Democrats from being able to take control of the U.S. Senate. Only two filed for U.S. Senate in Nebraska and one is a Donald Trump-supporting far-right pastor calling himself a "free thinker." William Forbes, who is just slightly younger than the eldest president, entered the Democratic primary before the March deadline. The Democratic Party in the state is supporting the Independent candidate Dan Osborn. The goal had been to clear the field, but Forbes jumped in at the last minute. Another candidate, Cindy Burbank, has also filed, but Republicans are challenging her candidacy. “I saw that there wasn’t any Democrat on the ticket. … I’m the only Democrat, and the Democrats are going for Dan Osborn," said Forbes, who wants to campaign on morality. He supports Trump and even "attended a leadership summit in January sponsored by the Nebraska Republican Party," said KFile. His excuse is that he's "trying to get information from everybody.”“They want clones and I’m not a clone,” Forbes said. “I think for myself. I’m a free thinker.”The statement was made in one of his sermons, which has since been removed from Facebook. He announced he's deleting the page and is rerouting people to the church's Facebook. Democrats are backing Osborn after he had a "surprisingly competitive performance in 2024," the report said. While he still lost, CNN explained that it was "a closer-than-expected race." So, they tried something new, putting the party's weight behind an independent. Now Forbes could upset all of that. For voters who aren't aware of who Forbes is, they could enter the booth on Election Day and mark the Democrat out of habit, not knowing that Forbes is anti-choice and pro-Trump. Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb said, "William Forbes is not running to serve Nebraskans. He is running to trick voters. Forbes wants to ban all access to abortion – an extreme position that makes life more dangerous for women and babies. Forbes is using the Democratic ballot line to deceive voters who deserve better."She also called it "a political maneuver engineered by Pete Ricketts to split the opposition vote and protect his Senate seat."

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A Democratic candidate is being exposed as a possible "GOP plant," CNN's KFile reported Monday. A Trump-voting pastor could be the one who stops Democrats from being able to take control of the U.S. Senate. Only two filed for U.S. Senate in Nebraska and one is a Donald Trump-supporting far-right pastor calling himself a "free thinker." William Forbes, who is just slightly younger than the eldest president, entered the Democratic primary before the March deadline. The Democratic Party in the state is supporting the Independent candidate Dan Osborn. The goal had been to clear the field, but Forbes jumped in at the last minute. Another candidate, Cindy Burbank, has also filed, but Republicans are challenging her candidacy. “I saw that there wasn’t any Democrat on the ticket. … I’m the only Democrat, and the Democrats are going for Dan Osborn," said Forbes, who wants to campaign on morality. He supports Trump and even "attended a leadership summit in January sponsored by the Nebraska Republican Party," said KFile. His excuse is that he's "trying to get information from everybody.”“They want clones and I’m not a clone,” Forbes said. “I think for myself. I’m a free thinker.”The statement was made in one of his sermons, which has since been removed from Facebook. He announced he's deleting the page and is rerouting people to the church's Facebook. Democrats are backing Osborn after he had a "surprisingly competitive performance in 2024," the report said. While he still lost, CNN explained that it was "a closer-than-expected race." So, they tried something new, putting the party's weight behind an independent. Now Forbes could upset all of that. For voters who aren't aware of who Forbes is, they could enter the booth on Election Day and mark the Democrat out of habit, not knowing that Forbes is anti-choice and pro-Trump. Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb said, "William Forbes is not running to serve Nebraskans. He is running to trick voters. Forbes wants to ban all access to abortion – an extreme position that makes life more dangerous for women and babies. Forbes is using the Democratic ballot line to deceive voters who deserve better."She also called it "a political maneuver engineered by Pete Ricketts to split the opposition vote and protect his Senate seat."

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