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  • Democrat Loses Omaha Race That Was Caught in Abortion Debate

    05/10/2017 11:02:06 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 9 replies
    U.S. News & World Report ^ | May 10, 2017 | By THOMAS BEAUMONT
    Democrat Heath Mello lost his race for Omaha mayor Tuesday in a setback for supporters who argued that the Democratic National Committee and abortion rights groups were wrong to attack the anti-abortion former state senator. Mello, a 37-year-old Catholic from Omaha's working-class south side, had become a flashpoint for the internal Democratic battle over whether a candidate's position on reproductive rights should disqualify him from support by the national party after its crushing losses around the country last year. Republican Jean Stothert, a 63-year-old former nurse and city council member elected in 2013, was elected to a second term. It...