http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:04:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/comment-page-1/#comment-50576 NE-Sen: Hagel’s Running For Reelection at U. of Nebraska - Omaha College Democrats Blog Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:27:33 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/#comment-50576 [...] poll which pits himself against Hagel in a Republican [...] [...] poll which pits himself against Hagel in a Republican [...]

]]> http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/comment-page-1/#comment-49436 dave Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:08:12 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/#comment-49436 Nebraska law prohibits someone from running for the same office after losing in the primary. There was some question about this back in 2006, after Osborne lost the primary, and some of his supporters <a href="http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/07/06/local/doc44ac3928c2400260087414.txt" rel="nofollow">wanted him to run</a> as a write-in candidate. Hagel could attempt a legal challenge to this law, but one has to wonder what good it would do him. Nebraska law prohibits someone from running for the same office after losing in the primary. There was some question about this back in 2006, after Osborne lost the primary, and some of his supporters wanted him to run as a write-in candidate. Hagel could attempt a legal challenge to this law, but one has to wonder what good it would do him.

]]> http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/comment-page-1/#comment-49435 Jeff Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:57:56 +0000 http://www.unodemocrats.com/blog/2007/04/23/ne-sen-bruning-releases-poll-showing-him-leading-hagel/#comment-49435 Does anyone else think that Hagel will just pull a Lieberman and run as an independent if he loses the GOP primary? Unless there's a strong democratic candidate, I can't imagine Bruning would beat him a general election. Does anyone else think that Hagel will just pull a Lieberman and run as an independent if he loses the GOP primary? Unless there’s a strong democratic candidate, I can’t imagine Bruning would beat him a general election.

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