Nebraska
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10:28 a.m.
Victory! Last night, Scott Kleeb won a landslide victory against former Republican Tony Raimondo in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Kleeb's victory was a testament to the strength of his campaign in the face of a media blitz from Raimondo's deep-pocketed campaign. But while Raimondo focused on media, Kleeb focused on contacting every voter - and was rewarded with a huge victory. In the...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - 10:27 a.m.
By endorsing candidates in contested primaries – including primaries containing multiple Republicans – Governor Heineman made Tuesday’s election a referendum on himself. So how did he do? ...
Nebraska Democratic Party - 10:27 a.m.
Last night Scott Kleeb won a landslide victory over Tony Raimondo. Scott carried 75 percent of the vote, verses Tony’s 25 percent. In Lancaster County it was even more in favor of Scott, where he recieved 80 percent of the votes cast. There are a lot of reasons why Scott earned this landslide victory, but the biggest one is this… He spent time talking to his fellow Nebraskan’s, he listens to t...
Nebraska Blue - 7:01 a.m. - 4 clicks 
Robert Rauschenberg, one of America’s most prominent and prolific visual artists of the post-war period, died Tuesday. He was 82. Much is sure to be written in the coming days and weeks about the work, meaning the artistic work, of Rauschenberg—and that attention is much deserved. But there will likely be much less said of his political work, which, though perhaps less transformati...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - 5:18 a.m.
Bumped. mcjoan Turnout has been light, says WOWT , at least in Omaha. Nebraska's Democratic delegates have already been apportioned by a caucus back in February (Obama 16 delegates, Clinton 8). 80 % precincts reporting . Vote% Kleeb 68 (60905) Raimondo 25 (22582) Update : Sloooowww counting in Nebras...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Tue 7:19 p.m. - 12 clicks
It's 12:03am on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. That means it's primary day here in Nebraska. Usually during elections I am following the youth vote trend and reporting on the increase with my role at the Young Voter PAC or my part-time gig with MTV's Street Team. Today, I will be in a very different role. A little more below the fold but you can see the full post (with pics) at: http://t...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Tue 3:17 a.m. - 15 clicks
From Action 3 News: Omaha, NE.- Action Three News has learned that if Tony Raimondo loses tomorrow's Democratic U.S Senate Primary, he might turn his back on Scott Kleeb. Oh really now? At first it would seem like editorializing, but let's compare statements, shall we? Says Kleeb: Kleeb says party unity is a must, "So I would extend my congratulations to him and I would ...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Mon 11:13 p.m. - 19 clicks
While the eyes of the cable networks will be turned to the West Virginia primary and the eyes of many in the netroots will be turned to the special election in Mississippi tomorrow, the primary in Nebraska will offer a few competitive races to watch. From a "beauty contest" Presidential primary, to a potentially competitive House seat in the Omaha area, to the U.S. Senate primary between Tony ...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Mon 9:09 p.m. - 17 clicks
We are very busy, so this is going to be short, but to the point. When I decided to run for the US Senate, I knew it would mean an amazing amount of work and sacrifice on the part of my family. Having run for Congress in 2006, I also understood the work and sacrifice on the part of volunteers and campaign workers across the state. What has been an inspiring surprise has been the outpouring ...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Mon 4:09 p.m.
Assuming Barack Obama becomes the Democratic Party's nominee for President, theres one state that could change the results of the election thats not being talked about: no, its not Ohio, Michigan, Florida, or Pennsylvania. It's Nebraska. ...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Sun 1:26 a.m. - 27 clicks
The Nebraska Democratic Party does not endorse candidates in a contested primary contest. We attempt to provide timely updates and the same opportunities to all candidates. ...
Nebraska Democratic Party - Sat 11:29 p.m. - 25 clicks
OK, so first he endorses Tony Raimondo, which is pretty hard to swallow for most of us, well at least if he wants to be taken seriously. I have no clue why he would pull this stunt, other than to keep his name in the papers. THEN, he starts plagaraizing stuff from around the web, to post on his campaign site… WOW… I guess since your drug test is over you can now go back to smoking the good stu...
Nebraska Blue - Fri 9:26 p.m. - 29 clicks
We're getting close, guys. We've made all the arguments: about how is opponent is a rich Republican trying to buy this seat, about Scott's commitment to grassroots politics , about what he can do for Nebraska and for the nation if we send him, instead of another DINO, to D.C. The first hurdle is Tuesday's primary. The last little bit you give today might mean a last minute radio sp...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Fri 4:13 p.m. - 26 clicks
Yay!!! We did it! Everyone rejoice in having the nagging over with. For now. Excellent work making our monetary goal. But I still want to get us over the 450 donations hump. We need 450 donations--one for every $1,000 of his own money Raimondo has put into this race. Now part of this is personal. See, Tony Raimondo, Scott's DINO (and I really mean DINO--he changed his party r...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Fri 4:13 p.m. - 2 clicks
In what can only be called one of the most bizarre moves (not to mention strategic blunders) in a Democratic Congressional primary in history, Jim Esch today endorsed Columbus businessman Tony Raimondo. If you're not up on the race for Chuck Hagel's seat but the name still sounds familiar, it might be because Raimondo was Bush's first pick for manufacturing czar in 2004 . You know, the one that ...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Thu 7:04 p.m. - 20 clicks
NE-02 candidate Jim Esch, a fellow that many thought to be cut from a very progressive bolt of cloth has just announced his endorsement of lifelong Republican, industrialist, and Bush Buddy, Tony Raimondo, for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska. This is a HUGE step backward for the progress that Nebraska's Democrats have made in the past couple of years. OMAHA (AP) - Democratic Senate hopeful Tony ...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Thu 1:31 p.m. - 22 clicks
Scott Kleeb made a great impression with the Lincoln Journal Star editorial board: Nebraska Democrats should choose Scott Kleeb as their nominee for the U.S. Senate race. Kleeb offers an appealing blend of intelligence, drive to get things done and thoughtfulness on the issues.... The other major contender for the Democratic nomination is Columbus industrialist Tony Raimondo...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Thu 10:58 a.m. - 17 clicks
This will be my last post here at the College Dems blog, and I want to thank everyone for being such great friends and such a dedicated group of people. I came to UNO three years ago and joined the College Democrats. Whether you came because of those fun buttons we were selling, or a [...]...
UNO College Democrats - Wed 7:30 p.m. - 3 clicks
The choice for Nebraska Democrats who will vote on May 13 is becoming clear. In the last week, Scott Kleeb's Republican opponent in the Democratic primary has aired an ad attacking Kleeb as an "academic," backed out on a debate in heavily African-American North Omaha, and triggered the "Millionaire's Amendment" by loaning his campaign $450,000 - or more than 82% of his total contribution...
DailyKos (Nebraska) - Wed 4:24 p.m. - 26 clicks
Howard Dean, Chairman of the DNC, may come under fire from beltway insiders, but he’s doing great things outside of DC. ...
Nebraska Democratic Party - May 6 - 12 clicks
Time to take a break from politics, even if only for a short time. This is a video I put together of what, I hope, captures the real Nebraska. I tried to tell a story, starting with the Oregon Trail, the Native Americans, Fort Robinson, expansion, growth, the Dust Bowl, World War II, our Native sons and daughters who gave to the world, our rich agricultural ties, and most importantly, the people ...
Smith Watch - Apr 27 - 18 clicks
We come out of hibernation to bring you video of the final day of the 100th Unicameral Session. The Ernie countdown clock finally hit zero, to the excitement of lobbyists and adversarial senators. Ernie operated just as he had for the previous four decades and urged his peers to "keep it cool, if you don't mind" regarding any celebration. Interesting to note he wore his black shirt today because h...
Paging Power - Apr 20 - 15 clicks
Today I will highlight the evaluations done by 3 different organizations with regards to how members of Congress are performing. As has continued to be shown, Adrian Smith receives very low marks. POWER RANKINGS The Congress.org's Power Rankings have been updated with the information from the 2007 session in Congress. From last year's post on this matter, here were the previous ranki...
Smith Watch - Apr 15 - 20 clicks
After a week off, the House returned, and Republicans still had the chip on their shoulders regarding the FISA reauthorization bill. They didn't want it to go to Conference. They wanted an immediate vote. So they kept up their games, and as usual, Adrian Smith was right their supporting the actions of the political leadership at the expense of other bills being debated. A bill called the Public ...
Smith Watch - Apr 12 - 16 clicks
This week in the House was an ongoing battle over FISA and warrantless wiretapping. A bill revamping the program had gone through the House previously, and then the Senate had considered. The Senate added on amendments that would give telecom companies blanket ammunity, an idea House Democrats had previously rejected. As a result, House Republicans were trying to put the issue in most of the bills...
Smith Watch - Apr 11
This week in the House focused on 2 major bills: the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 , and the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 . Adrian Smith supported both bills in the end, and made a couple of floor statements. However, he did not sponsor any new bills. ROLL CALL VOTES H.RES.956 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Educ...
Smith Watch - Apr 10 - 17 clicks
With the start of the 2nd session of the 110th Congress, Adrian Smith was added to another committee: Natural Resources. He continues to be appointed to the Budget, Agriculture and Science & Technology committees in the House of Representatives. When Smith was in the Nebraska Unicameral, he was a member of the Natural Resources Committee. Because he is now joining the Houses committee, it's...
Smith Watch - Apr 8 - 15 clicks
After taking a much needed break, I'm back to catching up on the activities of Congressman Adrian Smith. The following are excerpts from hearings Smith should have participated in, given his membership in those committees. These transcripts are not always available in a timely manner, but as before, I will keeping posting what I find as those transcripts become accessible. As has been his pattern ...
Smith Watch - Apr 8 - 16 clicks
I just got done watching Senator McCain’s “major” speech on the economy, and my first impression - especially considering that one of the Arizona Senator’s favorite lines of attack against Barack Obama is that he “lacks substance” - was: “that’s it?!” McCain spent most of his “major speech” scolding the irresponsibility of the banks...
UNO College Democrats - Mar 25
Hey all. I’m jumping back in for a moment to give some updates on the 2008 elections. As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Scott Kleeb has entered the race for United States Senate. He’ll face businessman and former Republican Tony Raimondo in the Democratic Primary. (Kleeb will be at the UNO Democrats meeting on [...]...
UNO College Democrats - Mar 15
During this week on the House floor, the biggest debate occurred over the first vote on the Economic Stimulus package. Adrian Smith joined the vast majority in the House to pass the initial version. The only other major bill debated was to designate the New England National Scenic Trail as an official National Scenic Trail. This was requested by the various states involved. In doing so, the Secre...
Smith Watch - Mar 2 - 15 clicks
There was little action in the House during this week. There were a total of 4 roll call votes held. The primary votes were to try and override the veto by President Bush on the SCHIP bill from the end of last year. Adrian Smith joined his fellow Republicans in, once again, defeating the bill and preventing the veto override. Smith has shown repeatedly that, while he may try to claim he supports ...
Smith Watch - Feb 16 - 12 clicks
Actually, at my caucus location, things were pretty hectic. But it was a great experience none the less, and literally a hundred or so new Democrats were registered to vote at my precinct alone (that voter-registrar training we did last year helped again!). Some of the new voters were high school students, other [...]...
UNO College Democrats - Feb 9