Well, I was wrong. Jon Bruning is dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate. While publically his supporters will claim that Bruning was forced out by the D.C. establishment, I will maintain that it was clearly the Nebraska Young Democrats “Fallen Star” Award that destroyed his candidacy. Yeah, we may have received only a brief mention in the North Platte Telegraph, but that won’t stop me from taking credit (okay, joint credit, Kyle).
All kidding aside, this does change things a little bit: The primary is boring on the Republican side, and Johanns is assured of the nomination now that his only competition is admitted former marijuana user Pat Flynn. Now the intrigue moves back to our side, as we wait on a candidate to decide to enter the race.
But is that candidate being decided for us? Sam Stein at the Huffington Post picks up on the rumors we reported yesterday, and everything he’s hearing is pretty much what we’re hearing: this is Ben Nelson’s horse in the race. And Raimondo has pretty much admitted he’d be running as a Republican if he thought he could beat Johanns in a primary.
What happens when a political party is just a label to be exchanged at someone’s own convenience? We could ask Jon Bruning. Politics becomes a game, parties become teams, and guys like Raimondo are the high-priced free agents who end up hurting your team in the long run because they’re really just mediocre ball players. The Nebraska Democratic Party becomes the Kansas City Royals.
It’s time for real leadership. Scott Kleeb brings that to the table. We would be fools to reject him in favor of a Republican.
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