Posted on 05/15/2012 6:47:29 AM PDT by Qbert
On the eve of Nebraska’s GOP Senate primary, We Ask America has Deb Fischer surging into the lead. As you can see from the chart below, that is a remarkable 21 point swing over a period of one week. According to the pollster, it sounds like Fischer has benefited from significant financial support from TD Ameritrade founder, Joe Ricketts. However, something else happened in the past week, which is conveniently omitted from their analysis. As I wrote in this post, Sarah Palin endorsed Fischer last Wednesday.
Jon Bruning’s liberal record has been a frequent topic of conversation on Redstate. This post by Erick Erickson lays it out the best. I know Erick supports Stenberg, but if this poll is any indication, it looks like Nebraska conservatives need to unite behind Fischer tomorrow.
Update: New Facebook note from Palin in support of Fischer.
Tomorrow voters go to the polls in Nebraska. Please remember to vote for Deb Fischer as the next U.S. Senator from the Cornhusker State…..
Update: Herman Cain endorsed Fischer tonight.
(Atlanta) On the eve of the Nebraska Primary Election, former presidential frontrunner Herman Cain announced his endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Deb Fischer. Cain joins Sarah Palin and Representative Jeff Fortenberry in formally supporting Fischer over her Republican rivals Jon Bruning and Don Stenberg.“As a state Senator, Deb Fischer has offered bold solutions for tax reform,” Cain said. “I support Deb’s run for the Senate because I know she can take this courage and common sense drive to the federal level.” ……
He’s not my boy... And Obama thanks you
you step aside and let the grown-ups do the heavy lifting... While you do Obama's and Axelrod's dirty work
She has pulled into a 2% lead with 59% of the vote counted and mostly rural counties left to report.
Given it is Nebraska, I'm guessing every county except Douglas (Omaha) and Lancaster (Lincoln) are considered rural, right?
The ones that bother me the most was him trying to waive a $1 Million settlement with Nelnet and then we find out after the fact he owns a near $1 Million property with two Nelnet executives. No conflict of interest there.
The other piece is how he’s been throwing the weight of his name/position around to personally enrich himself while he’s in office.
Probably nothing abnormal for a typical politician, but that’s what turns me off and makes me feel he’s corrupt. You don’t make all that money without some kind of strings attached IMHO.
Herman endorsed. This sounds like good news.
Perhaps. In any event, Palin had nothing to do with Angle. She didn’t endorse her in the primary and only issued a pro forma endorsement in the fall when it really didn’t mean anything. I think her father and brother actually campaigned for Tarkanian during the primary.
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