Obama made inroads in Omaha and Lincoln areas

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10479628

Published Thursday November 6, 2008
Obama made inroads in Omaha and Lincoln areas
BY PAUL GOODSELL
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER


Sen. Barack Obama's appeal to Omaha-area voters in the presidential race was a big threat to Republican Rep. Lee Terry's bid for re-election.

That's why Terry made extra efforts to reach out to Democrats and independents, said his campaign manager, David Boomer.

Among other things, Terry sent postcards to independent women — a group that leaned overwhelmingly toward Democrat Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain — urging them to become "Obama-Terry" voters.

"If you're voting for Obama, you can still vote for Terry," Boomer said.



An analysis of election results by The World-Herald indicates that Terry's strategy worked, allowing the five-term incumbent to hold off Democratic challenger Jim Esch despite a pro-Obama surge that turned the 2nd District into a battleground.

Terry collected about 6,200 more votes than McCain received in the district. If those apparent "Obama-Terry" voters instead had gone for Esch, it would have nearly wiped out Terry's victory margin and set the stage for a recount.

FULL story at link.

[Rainbowreflect]

1. And he won Lancaster County!

Everything else sucked, but that was good.