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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang

Democrats look to flip Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ as state holds primaries for House and Senate races

A composite image of two women and a man
Democratic candidates for Nebraska’s second congressional seat include district county clerk Crystal Rhoades, state senator John Cavanaugh and political organizer Denise Powell. Composite: AP

Nebraska Democrats are bullish about Republican losses in the right-leaning Plains state – but their prospects depend on today’s Democratic primaries, which include accusations of planted candidates and inadvertently depriving Democrats of power.

A crowded Democratic primary in the state’s second congressional district, referred to as its “blue dot”, has focused around concerns that if a state senator wins, the Republican governor will replace him with a Republican who would help overturn Nebraska’s divided electoral college vote system.

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