I think that was because he wanted to help Obama to get at least one electoral vote in Nebraska.
This is not going to happen. CD-2 was redrawn so that the most strongly Republican parts of Sarpy County are connected to the Douglas County dominated CD. With the new boundaries, Omaha would have lost CD-2 in 2008.
Wrong.
He's right with his first claim, not that it will matter because that single EV would never be a deciding factor and it doesn't even offer the benefit of a House pick up downballot.
Still, go Kerrey! He can break 40%.