Thread: Health Care Vote Put Nelson 30 Points Down in Reelection Bid

Election 2012: Nebraska Senate
Health Care Vote Puts Nelson 30 Points Down in Reelection Bid

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The good news for Senator Ben Nelson is that he doesn’t have to face Nebraska voters until 2012.

If Governor Dave Heineman challenges Nelson for the Senate job, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows the Republican would get 61% of the vote while Nelson would get just 30%. Nelson was reelected to a second Senate term in 2006 with 64% of the vote.

Nelson's health care vote is clearly dragging his numbers down. Just 17% of Nebraska voters approve of the deal their senator made on Medicaid in exchange for his vote in support of the plan.

Overall, 64% oppose the health care legislation, including 53% who are Strongly Opposed.
In Nebraska, opposition is even stronger than it is nationally.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_ ... ska_senate

thats a damn shame that nebraska citizens are more opposed to nelson and the bribes and are awake