Nelson still pondering re-election decision

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Lincoln Journal Star

Sometime during the Christmas holiday season, Sen. Ben Nelson will make his decision.

Will he be a candidate for re-election next year or will he not?

"I'll sit down with my family to discuss the future," Nelson said Tuesday during a telephone interview. "They are my sounding board. I value what they say."

Nelson said he will weigh his family's views along with a personal judgment on "whether I believe I have a role to play in dealing with a very divided Congress in a very divided country, whether I could be constructive in finding some solutions, whether I am convinced I can be a positive force for the following six years."



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