LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's upcoming general election might seem like a low-key affair with no U.S. Senate or governor's races on the ballot, but Republicans view it as a chance to reassert the state's conservative leanings.
GOP leaders are campaigning hard to reinstate the death penalty, oust the state's sole Democratic congressman and elect a more conservative Legislature.
Conservatives, including Gov. Pete Ricketts, have argued that lawmakers were out of touch with their constituents when they abolished the death penalty and allowed driver's licenses for certain youths who entered the country illegally but were granted lawful presence under the Obama administration.
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