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NE Primary Election 2018: Deb Fischer, What Have You Done For — or To — Us Lately?

Originally published April 30, 2018, By Linda. Updated May 1, 2018. Leave a Comment

NE Primary Election 2018: Deb Fischer, What Have You Done For — or To — Us Lately?

Deb Fischer has been Nebraska’s U.S. Senator for six years now and is running for a second term.  Actually, she’s running in the primary seeking the right to run for that second term.  She didn’t draw a “bye” in the primary, unlike U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry.  On the contrary, she’s being primaried by a total […]

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Nebraska Election 2014: Candidate Profiles

Originally published October 26, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

Nebraska Election 2014: Candidate Profiles

Be sure to read the text below the list for important notes about these profiles. Simply click anywhere within the gray area to toggle the candidate lists open and shut. If you’d like to see (view / download / print) a sample Lancaster County ballot, while reviewing these profiles, click HERE. General sample ballots, listing […]

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NE Primary Election 2012: List of All Candidates, Debate Videos, more

Originally published May 12, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

NE Primary Election 2012: List of All Candidates, Debate Videos, more

Updated October 24, 2012: If you landed here looking for Nebraska GENERAL Election information, click HERE. We have uploaded the Statewide Candidate List – the full and official list candidates – released by the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office on March 9, 2012 (the filing deadline for candidates is March 1, 2012) to our Scribd […]

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What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?

Originally published February 28, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?

I couldn’t miss the

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Politician Deafness & Other Natural Phenomenon

Originally published September 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2010. 2 Comments

Politician Deafness & Other Natural Phenomenon

Posted by Shelli Dawdy Why do federal elected officials seem to be impervious to the objections of their constituents, specifically when those objections are voiced in large numbers? That phenomenon was very well illustrated by the drama that reached a crescendo on October 3, 2008. Congress passed the bailout bill (TARP) despite call ratios into […]

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Obama Surrendering US Sovereignty To The UN?

Originally published August 28, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 28, 2010. Leave a Comment

Obama Surrendering US Sovereignty To The UN?

The Constitution of the United States in Article II, Section 2 states: “He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;” Article II of the Constitution pertains to the executive power of the President. The Heritage Foundation’s blog, “The […]

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Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

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