2026年5月13日 / 《华盛顿邮报》
内布拉斯加州的民主党人深知他们无法推翻一名共和党籍参议员，因此转而支持一名独立候选人，并推出了一位承诺若当选就退选的候选人。随后局势变得复杂起来。
艾琳·考克斯 撰文
联邦参议员皮特·里基茨（共和党-内布拉斯加）5月12日在奥马哈社区剧院投票后对媒体发言。
周二晚间，在共和党州内击败共和党议员的渺茫胜算稍有缩小，初选选民选出了一名承诺退选的民主党候选人，转而支持一位独立候选人，以整合全州范围内最有胜算的支持力量。
Takeaways from the nation’s oddest Senate primary
May 13, 2026 / The Washington Post
Nebraska Democrats knew they couldn’t unseat a GOP senator, so they backed an independent and fielded a candidate who promised to drop out if she won. Then it got complicated.
By Erin Cox
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) speaks to the media after casting his ballot at the Omaha Community Playhouse on May 12. (Rebecca S. Gratz/AP)
The long-shot path to unseating a Republican senator in Nebraska got slightly less complicated Tuesday night, as primary voters picked a Democratic nominee who promised to drop out and consolidate support behind an independent with the best chance of winning statewide.
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