Raimondo (R-Ne) to possibly run for Senate as Democrat

Source: Omaha World Herald

BY ROBYNN TYSVER

Columbus businessman Tony Raimondo, a Republican, confirmed Monday that he has met with state and national Democratic officials about the possibility of switching political parties and running for the U.S. Senate.

The talks come a month after Raimondo decided against entering the race as a Republican, saying than that he would have trouble raising enough money to compete in a primary against GOP powerhouse Mike Johanns.

The discussions also come at a time when there is a definite Democratic vacuum in Nebraska. No Democrat has entered the race for the Senate seat being vacated by two-term Republican Chuck Hagel.

"It's a very speculative subject," Raimondo said. "The door for me is not totally closed yet, but a lot of issues need to be addressed."

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This is not good. I want a REAL Dem to run.

My guess is: nothing and nothing.

not because he thinks the Democrats have better ideas for the state..JUST TO RAISE FUCKING MONEY???

They firmly believe in the centrist robber baron program but need Dem money and Dem votes to get elected.

more party merger.

moles that will sabotage the party.

Hey Tony - fuhgeddaboudit

Will he vote in favor of Democratic issues?

Why would he have a better chance of winning election as a Democrat than as a Republican? If he can't win the Republican Primary than how will he win in the General?

How much will the national party have to waste in his election that would be better spent in other elections?

Either they are not looking in the right places or there just aren't any.

Talk about flip flopping.

Link:
http://draftkleeb.com/

And then lower the boom on him and vote for a more worthy Dem. Just to get him to blow all his funds on a lost bid for the ticket. He's a fair weather politician. He's just playing the favorites. If he were to get elected, his allegiance would not be to those who elected him but to his major donors and his favorite SIG's.

Where the rubber meets the corporate road, there is not a dime's worth of difference between the Democan and Republicrat "parties".

and the new yorkers are happy as can be. So what's the problem?

one might conclude that the Democratic Party has been lost. This has a Stephen King novel between the cover.