LINCOLN — Cindy Burbank, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, endorsed nonpartisan congressional candidate Austin Ahlman over Democratic nominee Chris Backemeyer in the race against Republican Rep. Mike Flood. Burbank praised Ahlman as someone who understands working families and criticized Backemeyer’s past State Department work related to Israel and the Middle East.

The endorsement deepens divisions within Nebraska Democrats, as party chair Jane Kleeb warned that Ahlman could act as a spoiler and split the anti-Flood vote. Ahlman, who is running as a nonpartisan candidate, must gather 2,000 signatures by Aug. 3 to qualify for the November ballot.

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