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Nebraska Democrats Might Face Uphill Battle in Rural Communities

Nebraska Democrats Might Face Uphill Battle in Rural Communities

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A former Nebraska Democratic Party official believes the party has a huge uphill battle if it wants to make inroads in rural Nebraska.
UNO Political Science Professor Paul Landow once served as executive director of the party. He says the strategy of slowly making inroads in rural Nebraska won’t work. . .

Landow says it’s very difficult for Democrats in Nebraska statewide elections, because they haven’t penetrated rural Nebraska.

Landow says the strategy of slowly making inroads in rural Nebraska won’t work.

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