Terry (R-Ne) says RNC shouldn't take Nebraska's votes for granted

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Published Friday | April 4, 2008
Terry says RNC shouldn't take Nebraska's votes for granted
BY JOSEPH MORTON
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

WASHINGTON — Nebraska may have backed Republican presidential candidates so consistently in the past that national GOP officials already are coloring the state red for 2008.

At least that's the worry of Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb.

"Right now, we're one of a handful of states that they're ignoring," Terry said Thursday.

The Republican National Committee has been sending campaign money to other states' party organizations, Terry said, but not to Nebraska. He also said the national committee is facing fundraising struggles this year and has indicated no plans to change that approach.

Terry is trying to convince national GOP officials that they could be making a mistake. His pitch rests on two key points.

The first is the excitement Democrats showed in holding caucuses that were won by Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.

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