Deb Fischer To Face Off Against Bob Kerrey In Nebraska Senate Race

Source: Huffington Post

Deb Fischer To Face Off Against Bob Kerrey In Nebraska Senate Race
By PHILIP ELLIOTT 05/16/12 12:11 AM ET

WASHINGTON -- An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state's U.S. Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and control of one part of Capitol Hill.

In Tuesday's Republican primary, state Sen. Deb Fischer rode a wave of discontent with the GOP establishment to best Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, the preferred candidate of Washington, D.C.-based Republicans, and Treasurer Don Stenberg in a race that drew national attention from outside groups in its final, unpredictable weeks.

The outcome underscored years-old divisions within the GOP, and set the stage for a competitive general election race that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

Fischer's victory marked also another win for the party's anti-establishment movement just a week after a tea party-supported Richard Mourdock beat Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in that state's GOP primary.


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