Cindy Burbank has pledged to drop out and endorse Dan Osborn, a populist independent. Pollsters say the former union president has a shot at unseating the GOP incumbent.

Cindy Burbank has pledged to drop out and endorse Dan Osborn, a populist independent. Pollsters say the former union president has a shot at unseating the GOP incumbent.

The party’s candidate plans to drop out to make way for independent Dan Osborn.

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.