You said Stenberg leaves a bad taste in too many mouths.
If I recall correctly, he came pretty close to defeating Nelson in '00.
What do you mean when you say that he leaves a bad taste?
Stenberg ran far behind Bush in the 2000 election, somewhere around 20% behind. Nebraska is a heavily GOP state, and Stenberg proved himself a dull, flat-footed campaigner. If it weren't for Bush's huge victory in Nebraska that year, it wouldn't have even been close.
He's always acted like he deserved the job. At least in my opinion. Nelson is completely beatable this time around.
The bill for his low level radiactive waste site screw up is coming due and the people of this state are not happy about it.
Nelson backed out of committments the state had made in developing a site when he was Govenor. The courts stuck NE with I beleive about 150 million dollar tab for their noncompliance.