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Ben Nelson (Dem- Nebraska) to retire
from PoliticoDemocratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska infamous for the Cornhusker Kickback will announce today that he is retiring after two terms, a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold onto their majority in the chamber next November. The White House and top Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), had quietly mounted a pressure campaign to keep Nelson from retiring. Nelson has more than $3 million in his campaign war chest Nelson can probably keep some of this by cycling his own campaign funds into a PAC or two and then forming a consultancy to work for that PAC or having the PAC hire his kin and his approval rating solidified after falling over the last several years. Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-12-28 |
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