Here’s why Hillary Clinton is about to start airing TV ads in Nebraska

[riversedge]

Source: washington post



By John Wagner June 30 at 6:50 PM


Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign said Thursday that it would expand its eight-state television advertising effort to include what at first blush might seem an unlikely location: heavily Republican Nebraska.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is planning to go up in the state’s 2nd Congressional District, which is centered on the city of Omaha.

Nebraska is one of only two states that awards part of its electoral votes based on congressional district. The other is Maine. In Nebraska’s case, two of the state’s five electoral votes go to the statewide winner. The other three are distributed on the basis of performance in its three congressional districts.

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The campaign has previously started airing ads in battleground states including Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio and Colorado...........



Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/30/heres-why-hillary-clinton-is-about-to-start-airing-tv-ads-in-nebraska/

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It also says Obama did the same in 2008.






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Hillary Clinton speaks in New York in April. (Yana Paskova/For The Washington Post)





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Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren are a near-perfect pair on the campaign trail http://nyti.ms/290dA4Z

[TheFarseer]

1. As an Omahan

I think she could win here, but not sure how much good 1 electoral vote will do.

[brooklynite]

2. Not so much the EVs as it is tying up Republican resources in a solid red State.

[IronLionZion]

3. Family values types wouldn't like Trump much

and Hillary has had 1 spouse all this time and she's a grandmother.

Obama won a lot of places that were previously red, including 1 of Nebraska's electoral votes.

[Cryptoad]

4. Nate says,,,,``

if Election were held today, it would be a HRC landslide! 358 to 179.
HRC would carry KS and AZ.... somebody pinch me!

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/#now

[LeftRant]

5. I'm seeing ads now that seem desinged to repair her image with the haters...

I wonder if that can do much to counter decades of smears :/

[OnDoutside]

6. She has to try though.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

7. K&R nt