Published by tyler January 7th, 2008
I have something to confess – I’ve been thinking of switching parties lately, or at least voting Republican in the coming Senatorial election. I know what you’re thinking, but honestly, the charisma and (pseudo-)enthusiasm of Mike Johanns has me hooked. Check out Johanns’ latest video:
Powerful stuff. He might be a career politician who’s quit every [...]
Published by Dave November 20th, 2007
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 [...]
Published by Dave November 19th, 2007
Ryan Anderson at the New Nebraska Network reported this morning on the increased chatter that Republican businessman Tony Raimondo was considering running for Senate… as a Democrat. This is a terrifying proposition, as I will explain in a moment, but worse than that is the information that we are hearing from several sources: the DSCC [...]
Published by Dave October 24th, 2007
Disappointing news, for sure:
I have decided I will not leave The New School to become a candidate for the United States Senate in Nebraska. The reason is simple enough: For my family and me now is not the time for me to re-enter politics as a candidate.
You have to respect the reasons, and to be [...]
Published by Dave September 28th, 2007
I’m rarely surprised anymore by something I see in Nebraska politics, but this one is a genuine shocker. Hal Daub is dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate. Even as news leaked out of his announcement, scheduled for Friday morning, Daub’s campaign ads – which began airing this week – were peppering the airwaves. [...]
Published by Dave September 27th, 2007
Omaha World-Herald:
Democrat Bob Kerrey says he’s “excited” about the prospect of running for the U.S. Senate again, but he said today that he still isn’t ready to commit to the race.
Kerrey said he would be calling friends and supporters in the next two days to explain to them the pros and cons of his running.
He [...]
Published by Dave September 15th, 2007
As we wait for kickoff on a primetime matchup between Nebraska and USC, here’s the latest from around the state this week:
Chuck Hagel announced his retirement, setting events into motion.
Bob Kerrey met with DSCC chair Chuck Schumer in D.C. on Tuesday.
Dave Heineman strongly hinted that Bush administration cabinet official Mike Johanns might get in the [...]
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