Not even close. He's a further to the left than Powell.

It is outrageous to call Cavanaugh a closet MAGAt or that he desires Nebraska to go all Rethug in the Electoral College. That is absolute bullshit.

Then she has to face the Republican
in November.

Powell will have a great chance to pull the Democrats through this election!

BE AWARE. BE ALERT. Do your homework on these bums.

Cavanaugh is not a Trump supporter! There are still about 8000 votes to be counted as of Wednesday morning. We will not know the outcome before Friday. Cavanaugh is the most qualified for the job.

He supports Trump in a lot ways. I knew him when he was younger thru a friend of mine. He’s is an absolute arrogant person. He says one thing and then flips and flops between his lies. Just look how he voted to help Ricketts and Pillen out? Whichever way you choose? It’s your choice! He is not the best candidate in any way!

Oh and I never said that it was over! In fact, I said “it was too close to call”! There is one fact that you got wrong!

A couple media reports from there said that he voted for trump.

+1

Not through a friend of a friend. He has always stepped up for labor and working people in this state. Stop insulting a progressive with a strong record.

Says more about you and your agenda that you’re insulting a Democrat with a strong record (against du rules) than it does myself or Cavanaugh.

But she also seems like the more "middle of the road" candidate. Might work for the blue dot?

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Thanks for the info!

Cavanaugh has a record of being pro union and pro worker. Powell didn’t receive a single union endorsement nor did I hear her speak on any issues related to labor like the PRO Act. She is a New Democrat, Cavanaugh is a progressive. The allegations of being pro Trump are outrageous and have all come from out of state pacs.

What I find interesting is that the same people who accuse progressive Democrat Cavanaugh of being a closet Trump supporter are the same people who say we need him to keep the blue dot. If he was a closet Trump supporter wouldn’t he cross party lines and cast the deciding vote for winner take all? It doesn’t add up.

that make it unlikely that he's a trump supporter. I don't live anywhere near Nebraska, but it seems that Republicans may have put out ads to make it seem as though he is a trump supporter to decrease support for him. He may have been an arrogant jerk when he was younger, and may still be a jerk, but that doesn't equal maga. All we should care about is who votes for Democratic policies and ideals and who can win.

BTW, I truly understand the concern as Florida has experienced the duplicity of "Democratic" candidates who flipped to Republican the moment they won their election.

The governor will appoint a Republican in his place in the Nebraska legislature and they will then vote to make Nebraska’s electoral votes winner take all?

If he isn’t a true Democrat why would you trust him to not support winner take all and getting rid of the “blue dot”? Why would he have one of the most progressive records in the unicameral? Why would he have the endorsement of the Progressive Democratic Caucus?

AIPAC just put out a press release congratulating her and calling Cavanaugh “anti Israel”

As its brand becomes increasingly toxic to Democratic voters, AIPAC has cleverly started funnelling money into passthrough PACs to preferred, pro-Israel candidates. Like Powell. Cavanaugh seems to have been aware of this, per his "Dark Money Denise" ads. But I bet most voters were not aware as Powell herself touted her rejection of AIPAC funding. Seems she left out an important detail.

Is this a sign of things to come?