Put plainly on the Plains: Nebraska’s Senate race stands to become this cycle’s out-of-nowhere shocker that neither side saw coming. “This was not on my BINGO card,” says one Democratic strategist working on other Senate races.

Republicans are looking to avoid a disaster in the Nebraska Senate race amid signs that an independent candidate could be giving Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) a run for her money. Independent Senate candidate and political newcomer Dan Osborn is challenging Fischer for her seat,

These are the key Senate contests in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and seven other states that will determine whether Democrats keep control.