Nebraska Endorsements Assure Failure WeirdHarold. Totally Bogus News Nebraska Endorsements Assure Failure, Parties Claim By Mr. Green, WeirdHarold. Both major national political parties have passed resolutions banning candidate endorsements from Nebraska political leaders. The Republican and Democratic National Committees apparently took the action independently.
Statements released by both parties reveal that the rationale was the same.
When its from Nebraska. The resolutions came just 24 hours after both John McCain and Bill Bradley were forced out of the presidential contest, despite showing early promise. McCain had the full support of Nebraska US Senator Chuck Hagel. Retiring Senator Bob Kerrey campaigned fiercely on behalf of Bradley. In his concession speech, Bradley thanked everyone for their help, with one exception.