Posted on 05/14/2012 5:13:10 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
A new independent poll shows that surging State Senator Deb Fischer of Valentine has taken the lead in the Nebraska Republican Senate race.
The automated poll by We Ask America which does not allow voters to declare themselves as undecideds shows Fischer at 39 percent, Jon Bruning at 34 percent and Don Stenberg at 18, with the remaining votes split between the other three candidates in the race.
The poll of "likely" Republican voters included a sample of 1,109. It has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
The Omaha World Herald also indicated Sunday it appears any of the three major candidates can win. But the World Herald also indicated that Fischer appears to be the candidate surging to the detriment of the two early front-runners Attorney General Jon Bruning and State Treasurer Don Stenberg.
Bruning maintained during a visit to Gering Saturday that despite a drop in the polls, he is comfortable with his position.
Fischer's rise comes after endorsements by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, plus support from former Omaha businessman Joe Ricketts, whose political action group spent $200,000 on a television blitz, hammering Bruning on ethical questions and touting Fischer.
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Fortunately, Fischer defeated Bruning this evening in a stunning upset. We’ll have a Conservative to face Bob Kerrey in November.
Sarah pushed the girl over the top
I hope she beats Kerrey
Bruning was horrible. You saw those links I sent you, didn’t you ? This guy went above and beyond with supporting Holder. Why in the hell would a Republican do that ? We dodged a HUGE bullet. Now we need to run him out of the AG office before he inflicts any more damage.
Didn’t read the one titled “Bruning loves Eric Holder,” must be a hit job.
In the other one it was stated “Towards the end of the clip, he went on to assert that he definitely opposes some of the things Holder and Tom Perez have done in the Justice Department.”
I don’t agree either with his support of health care and Holder.
I hope Fischer can win the seat.
Don’t worry. Kerrey has no chance agaisnt any competent Republican. Fischer, she a State Senator what do you call that?
Stenberg appeared to be dead in the water and Fischer overtook him for 2nd place even before the Palin endorsement so I think she made the right call.
Kerrey should have run in NY like Harold Ford tried to do.
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