Preston Love Jr. announces write-in candidacy against Sen. Ben Sasse

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Aaron Sanderford

North Omaha activist Preston Love Jr. made history Thursday with a campaign bid he hoped could be made by someone else.

The Nebraska Democratic Party announced its support for Love as its favored write-in candidate, making him Nebraska’s first Black Senate candidate backed by a major political party in a general election.

Love and the state Democratic Party wanted Omaha mental health practitioner Alisha Shelton to be on the November ballot to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Ben Sasse.

But Omaha baker Chris Janicek stayed in the race, ignoring demands from the state party and fellow Democrats that he step aside after he sent lewd texts about his campaign’s fundraising director.



Preston Love Jr.

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LBN because the state Democratic Party endorsed him. He gets Marta and my votes.

[TheFarseer]

1. Great

Two Democratic candidates splitting about 35% of the vote. This should work out.

[jimfields33]

2. So true. Between Oklahoma giving a free ride to cotton or this?

I can’t tell which is worse.

[OKNancy]

4. I can assure you that Tom Cotton will get zero votes in Oklahoma

Even the Republicans won't vote for him.

LOL

Creepy Jim Inhofe is running however

[jimfields33]

5. Lol. Oops. Wrong state. How dumb of me.

[patphil]

3. What the Democrats are saying is they would rather have Sasse than Janicek in the Senate.

Chances of a Democratic candidate winning the election went from slim to none with that move.

It seems to be more of a slap in the face to Janicek than anything else.

[RhodeIslandOne]

6. Sasse isn't going anywhere anyway

The only who'd beat him is a bigger right-wing dickbag.