Interview with Pete Ricketts, January 12, 2006
Follow up interview, January 17, 2006
January 12th interview hosted by the Imperial Republican
Follow up interview was done over the phone.
Pete Ricketts got started in politics with Gambling with the Good Life, an anti-gambling organization. He learned that bad things can happen, if you don’t pay attention. He also learned that if you do get involved, you can make a tremendous difference. Gambling with the Good Life is a grass roots organization and was able to defeat the gambling measure, even though the group was outspent 20 to 1.
Pete Ricketts sent out an email about his campaign.
It is a 1MB image.
Campaign Email - Requires Adobe Acrobat to open
Tag: Pete Ricketts
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The Ricketts' campaign isn't sparing any expense. I received a letter today looking for support. The Kramer and Stenberg campaigns will need to find ways to compete without money as it doesn't appear that they will be able to match what Ricketts will spend.
Tags: Pete Ricketts, Don Stenberg, David Kramer
Don Stenberg has recently been accused by Ed Schrock, Chair of the Nebraska Legislature Natural Resource Committee of being partially responsible for the problems on the Republican River. Don responds to these comments by releasing this statement.
Republican River Settlement Statement
Nebraska Citizen Link: Senate Candidate Profiles
Technorati: Don Stenberg, Republican River
The New Nebraska Network blog has some comments on the Pete Ricketts campaign starting its advertising.
When Don Stenberg's campaign was asked what the focus of his campaign would be this was his answer.
1- Energy Prices are too high. Don will work to develop our domestic energy resources, build new oil refineries, and promote alternative energy sources like ethanol and bio-diesel.
2. Judges should be law enforcers, not law makers. Don will work to confirm judges who will not attack our basic American values or impose liberal social policies on our families.
Sen. Ben Nelson, a moderate Democrat seeking re-election in the overwhelmingly Republican state of Nebraska and a leading GOP target next year, is shown by a Republican poll to enjoy a very high approval rating.
The survey taken by the Braynard Group shows 71 percent job approval for Nelson, compared with 59 percent for his Republican colleague, Sen. Chuck Hagel. President Bush's rating is 64 percent, one of his highest in the country. Nelson previously had been considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents.
Nelson had $2.6 million in campaign cash on hand at the end of September. That's eight times as much as his Republican challenger, Ameritrade heir Pete Ricketts, and probably enough to buy most of the state's air time for the full '06 campaign.
This is the first entry about a candidate instead of about setting up the blog. I signed up for email updates from each of the Senate candidates with the exception of the Nelson campaign. I didn't find any email notices available from the Nelson campaign. Shortly after signing for his updates I received an email providing notice of this story.
Lincoln Journal Star article on David Kramer
Anyone is welcome to provide notice of any story or information. We will be happy to link to it.
