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Stunning figures in a new Gallup Poll paint Nebraska as a competitive political battleground in which Democrats might even hold a tiny edge. Democratic State Chairman Vic Covalt of Lincoln hailed the numbers Tuesday and said they'll help him recruit a strong candidate to challenge Gov. Dave Heineman next year. Republican Chairman Mark Fahleson of Lincoln dismissed the results as "a post-election euphoric snapshot" that would not hold up today. The survey of 1,035 Nebraskans during the first six months of 2009 showed 43 percent favoring Democrats and 42 percent favoring Republicans. That prompted Gallup to move Nebraska from a...

Republican State Chairman Mark Fahleson believes the recent media frenzy suggesting Rush Limbaugh has emerged as the new face of the GOP is much ado. “The Republican Party doesn’t have a king,” the Lincoln attorney said Tuesday. With the departure of George W. Bush as the titular head of the party, Fahleson said, there’s “an opportunity for a variety of views.” Newly elected GOP National Chairman Michael Steele is one of those voices, Fahleson said. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is offering a range of public policy ideas now. “Rush is another voice,” Fahleson said. “He is someone who offers...