Nebraska's Senate debate: Sasse parries health care barbs from Janicek

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Aaron Sanderford

Nebraska’s first and only Senate debate of 2020 offered voters a rare political diversion on a football Friday, a chance to see Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Fremont on the debate stage with Omaha baker Chris Janicek, the Democrat disavowed by his state party.

Sasse walked into the Lincoln debate on Nebraska Educational Television enjoying almost all of the race’s advantages — a state with at least 200,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats, a fundraising edge of more than $5.5 million, incumbency, better name recognition and support from his political party.

He came out largely unscathed.

Janicek worked hard early to seize the spotlight of a statewide audience by attacking Sasse’s failure to pass health care reform and his opposition to adding $600 a week to unemployment benefits during the pandemic.



From left, Democratic Senate nominee Chris Janicek, debate moderator Dennis Kellogg and Republican Sen. Ben Sasse participate in a debate at NET studios in Lincoln on Friday.

JUSTIN WAN/THE LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

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[turbinetree]

1. Looks like from the reporting that no one at the moderators desk asked how Sasse

feels about his acquit vote on his leaders IMPEACHMENT trial, like, are you still concerned or do you regret not having him removed, after all on his watch he and your party have basically said it is a Hoax, you know Covid19, after all, have over 187,000 deaths currently are on your leaders watch you know like Blood On Its Hands............from Covid 19 ...................how does that make you feel Sasse...............in hindsight and that vote...................

[Democrats Ascendant]

2. Ben's Ass.

Sorry but that's my only contribution.

Did we really put up a baker with a texting scandal against this sniveling coward of an ass-face "moderate"???
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