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NE Primary Election 2018: Blasts from the GiN Past re Sen. Deb Fischer

Originally published April 29, 2018, By Linda. Updated April 29, 2018. Leave a Comment

NE Primary Election 2018:  Blasts from the GiN Past re Sen. Deb Fischer

I spent a bit of time recently researching the various Republican primary candidates challenging Senator Deb Fischer for the U.S. Senate seat she currently occupies.  In the process, I couldn’t resist revisiting some vintage GiN.  And when I say that, I’m not talking about a dusty bottle of an adult beverage, but articles that were […]

Filed Under: 2018 Elections, Elections, Featured, Nebraska, Republican Party, State Sovereignty, US Senate Tagged With: 2018 Primary election, deb fischer, Featured, gin, government, Grassroots in Nebraska, nebraska legislature, nebraska unicameral, senator fischer, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, u.s. senators nebraska

Profiling Jon Bruning: An Unorthodox Analysis

Originally published May 11, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Profiling Jon Bruning: An Unorthodox Analysis

Jon Bruning Last summer, we published articles about three of the five GOP primary candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Those three articles were informational in nature, not analytical. (We hope to update these with some analysis in short order, time permitting): Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP […]

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The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

Originally published November 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 4 Comments

The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! Wait… Is that a football? No, but it is brown. And it is oblong. Hey, it’s smoking! Wait! It’s a hot potato! It’s America’s new national past time and no, sorry, Husker fans, it is not football. It’s called Pipeline Hot Potato. So, let’s play! Let’s meet our […]

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More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg

Originally published July 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 12, 2011. 1 Comment

More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg

This article is part of a continuing series about candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Our first look at each candidate includes some general information and links to databases about campaign finances, voting records, and some news reports. Prior articles: Jon Bruning Announces Bid for Senate […]

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