Nebraska Dems Have the Big Mo!

Momentum, that is.

From The Omaha World-Herald:

Democrats in Nebraska said Thursday that anger over the national debt and the GOP-controlled Congress has energized their congressional campaigns' fundraising.

Maxine Moul of Lincoln and Scott Kleeb of Dunning trailed their Republican opponents in total dollars raised, but both raised enough in the second quarter this year to be financially competitive.

Moul is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry in the Lincoln-based 1st Congressional District, while Kleeb is running against State Sen. Adrian Smith of Gering in western Nebraska's 3rd District.

Maxine Moul:

Moul, a former lieutenant governor, said voters are upset at the Iraq war, high gas prices and the nation's budget deficit.

"There is a whole different mood out there. People do want to see a change," said Moul.

Scott Kleeb:

Kleeb said many voters in his district have voiced concern about the deficit. And although he's running in a GOP stronghold, Kleeb said, he has a chance because voters are searching for an independent voice in Congress.

"There's a general frustration with the direction in which our country is going," he said.

Nebraska - another place where the 50-State Strategy is going strong, with Democrats running throughout the state, up and down the ballot, to make a change. And, they're doing pretty darn well. Kleeb has more money in the bank than his opponent, and Moul is going strong too - raising more than twice as much as the 2004 Democratic challenger.

And don't forget The Democratic Reunion - the Nebraska Democratic Party hosts an event for The Democratic Reunion on July 29th.

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Thanks to Gov. Dean's fifty state strategy we are competing in places in Nebraska that we never have before. Out of 93 countyies in Nebraska 63 have have had county conventions and, in my county the largest one in Nebraska we have more African Americans and Young Democrats on our County Central Committee and attending State Convention than we have had in a very long time.

We also have a kids for democracy chapter here that is doing great things with the youth.

If anyone doubts that the fifty state strategy is working all they have to do is look at Nebraska.

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asop on July 14, 2006 at 08:55 PM

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