Rasmussen Reports has released a poll showing that Democrat Senator Ben Nelson would lose re-election to Republican Governor Dave Heineman by a staggering 30 points if the 2012 election were held today. Obviously the 2012 election isn’t being held today, but that shouldn’t provide Nelson much comfort.
A poll showing a Republican with a healthy lead in Nebraska is not normally earth shattering news. Neither is a poll that illuminates a Democrat President’s unpopularity in the state. But this poll is significant because Nelson is a Democrat who has consistently won statewide elections in one of the most Republican states in the country. He accomplished this by making a career out of convincing Nebraska voters that he is different than the liberal Democrats who dominate his party’s national scene. What this poll shows is that Nelson’s reputation as a moderate is gone.
With one vote for Obamacare, one sellout, Nelson destroyed the reputation he spent a career building. Time heals a lot of political wounds, but it doesn’t heal all. Especially when it looks like bribery.
Hat tip: Hot Air
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