Vice President JD Vance is holding a rally in North Platte, Nebraska, around 1 p.m. Thursday, just under two weeks out from the midterm elections.
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Vance’s rally in a state that voted for President Donald Trump by over 20 percentage points in 2024 comes as Republicans attempt to shore up support from the GOP base before Election Day. Vance is coming off a Thursday rally in his hometown of Cincinnati as he makes his final midterm campaign stretch for Republican House, Senate, and gubernatorial candidates.
In Nebraska, Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) is facing a challenge from independent Dan Osborn in a race that the Cook Political Report rates as “Likely Republican.” Polling has been close and back-and-forth between the two candidates, but Polymarket odds still favor Ricketts, per RealClearPolitics.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
