Senate race is costliest ever (in Ne)

[Omaha Steve]

Reg req: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=2262646

Published Tuesday
October 17, 2006

Senate race is costliest ever

BY JAKE THOMPSON

WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

WASHINGTON - Three weeks before Election Day, spending in the race between incumbent U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson and challenger Pete Ricketts is racing full-throttle past $20 million - some $19 for every registered voter.

The latest federal campaign reports, released Monday, show the campaign to be the costliest Senate race in Nebraska history.

"I think people are aware of it, and they're not happy about it," University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientist John Hibbing said of the spending.

"It is hard not to look at that and not think that money could be spent in a more useful fashion," he said.


FULL story at link above.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. Tough Choice - Vote For Repub Or Vote For Repub Wanna Be

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. i'll take the guy with the D next to his name

until the Nebraska version of Karl Marx shows up and wins.

[Vincardog]

2. Public financing anyone?

[keta11]

4. Hmmm. $20 million for a $150,000 per year job

I thought I heard he was a businessman!!

[whistle]

5. $19.00 per registered voter, is this a good thing?

[liberalpragmatist]

6. Is this race even competitive?

Seriously. This guy is blowing a fortune on a race that nobody gives him a chance in hell of winning.

[Divine Discontent]

7. really...

is this for real. sheesssssh. what a complete waste! it's like Katherine Harris spending $10 million to run in FL. The people that before her have that crazy look in their eye like they've drank too much kool-aid.