NE-PPP: Ricketts up 4 in Hassebrook-internal

[Miles]

Report.

Ricketts (R)- 42%
Hassebrook (D)- 38%
Elworth (L)- 8%

This was for Hassebrook though.

[Tender Branson]

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So, closer than expected but Ricketts is likely ahead by 10 or so.

[NHLiberal]

Likely R. It's very hard to imagine any scenario in which Hassebrook wins, but Ricketts is a very poor nominee and is beatable.

[IceSpear]

Interestingly, this poll shows Hillary with a 51-40 favorability rating in Douglas County, suggesting NE-02 could be potentially competitive again.

[Maxwell]

Ashford is more likely to win and a better candidate (duh), but Hassebrook could sneak by, and this is the type of situation that could allow a Democratic Governor of Nebraska, but it may be a road too far at this point - even with a perennial loser like Ricketts.

[windjammer]

Hassebrook isn't a bad candidate.

But seriously, it's nebraska, he will lose by at least 10.

[LeBron]

I think this is one of those instances where it could have been competitive if we knew the out-of-touch, negative ad attacker Ricketts would win, in which case Beutler may have jumped in, but it's too late now. At least NE Dems found a legit candidate this time.

It's worth mentioning to that Rassy only had Ricketts up by 7, but given it's Nebraska, undecided's should break easily for Ricketts (especially since only 64% of Republicans are backing Ricketts in this poll). Still likely R.

[Maxwell]

I think this is one of those instances where it could have been competitive if we knew the out-of-touch, negative ad attacker Ricketts would win, in which case Beutler may have jumped in, but it's too late now. At least NE Dems found a legit candidate this time.

It's worth mentioning to that Rassy only had Ricketts up by 7, but given it's Nebraska, undecided's should break easily for Ricketts (especially since only 64% of Republicans are backing Ricketts in this poll). Still likely R.

I actually don't think so. Nebraska Republicans have lost before, and this is the perfect scenario for them to lose again (though, historically, Nebraska Republicans have lost because a candidate endorses something like an income tax or hikes taxes or something, not because they're TOO conservative. Either way, if polling is this close, I think Hassebrook can certainly close the gap, or Ricketts may do it for him by incompetence.

Governor races aren't Senate races. This could flip.

[ElectionsGuy]

Eh, this isn't likely to be close in the end. The least I could end up predicting Ricketts will get is 54%, which for Nebraska, is terrible, but still not close.