Wednesday, May 11, 2022

GET ME REWRITE: Trump endorsement not enough to put groper Charles Herbster on top in Nebraska governor GOP primary

 

Results:  New York Times
Headline:  Nebraska Examiner, 5/10/2022
Former Husker defensive back Jim Pillen knows how to pull victory from the clutches of defeat. He did it in 1978, recovering a fumble to help Nebraska beat Oklahoma. He did it again Tuesday, snatching Nebraska’s GOP nomination for governor from Charles Herbster, the primary race favorite who had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. 
Pillen notched a narrow win with help from much of the state’s Republican establishment, including Gov. Pete Ricketts, former Gov. Kay Orr, and Pillen’s former coach and U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne.

 

5/7/2022 update, "Trump all in with fellow wrecking ball Charles Herbster in Nebraska governors race", starts here.

Headline:  New York Times, 5/7/2022
Like his political role model — and chief backer — Mr. Herbster is proving to be a one-man political wrecking ball. In a state long known for genteel, collaborative politics and, for the last 24 years, one-party rule, Mr. Herbster’s bid has cracked his party into three camps, with Trump supporters, establishment conservatives and business-friendly moderates battling for power. A major donor for years to conservative candidates, Mr. Herbster has been abandoned by longtime political allies and seen his running mate quit his ticket to run for governor herself. The allegations of groping are coming from fellow Republicans.

Original 4/21/2022 post starts here

Headline:  1011 Now, 4/19/2022

A Trump kinda guy
Shortly after, a report from the Nebraska Examiner revealed the stories of eight women who said Herbster groped them. Herbster has denied the allegations.


Trump's trying to put some gas in Herbster's tank.  He's down 7 percentage points in the latest poll.

Source1110 Now, 4/18/2022

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