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Bob Kerrey tells Nebraska it's 'good to be back' in first campaign ads
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) is out with his first two television ads of his Senate comeback bid, and in both ads, he tells Nebraska voters that "it's good to be back."
The ads are positive spots reintroducing Kerrey to voters he hasn't represented in more than a decade. Kerrey's campaign said the ads will start airing Tuesday.
A GOP source tracking the ad market said the campaign has booked $102,000 of airtime in the Omaha, Lincoln, North Platte and Sioux City media markets.
In the first spot, Kerrey warns of a dysfunctional government, underperforming schools and competing nations stealing U.S technology.
The second spot features Kerrey supporters attesting to his Nebraska roots and his success as the state's former governor.
"Once a Husker, always a Husker," says one supporter.
Both spots are attempts to blunt the damage from Republican attacks on Kerrey that have deemed him a "New York liberal" out of touch with Nebraska's issues and sentiments. After leaving the Senate, Kerrey moved to Manhattan to lead The New School.
Democrats had all but given up on holding on to retiring Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-Neb.) seat until Kerrey reversed his previous decision and announced in February he would enter the race, giving Democrats a viable and popular candidate in a conservative-leaning state.
Kerrey has already been hit by state Attorney General Jon Bruning, the GOP front-runner for Nelson's seat, who released an ad on Kerrey's third day in the campaign claiming that he and Kerrey were "as far apart as Nebraska and New York City." And American Crossroads, a conservative outside group founded by Karl Rove, dropped $80,000 Tuesday on a week of radio ads knocking Kerrey on similar themes.
"This is just the beginning of a long campaign, and my opponents have already begun their negative attacks," said Kerrey. "We're going to have to stick together to win."
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