We jointed a group of people at the "Olde Glory Theater" in Seward this noon for lunch with Nebraska Gubernatorial candidate Chuck Hassebrook. While there are several running for Governor as Republicans, Chuck is the only Democrat. Nebraska is well-known as a "Red" state but it has also elected 3 Democratic Governors during recent years. The Nebraska Unicameral, non-partisan State legislature has been very effective with Senators working across party lines for the good of the State. This has contributed to people crossing party lines and voting for the person instead of the party. Chuck brings the experience of having been raised on a Nebraska farm, graduated from UN-L, worked with the Center for Rural Affairs for over 30 years and has served as a UN-L Regent for 16 years. He has been Director of the CFRA for some 17 years which has given him an opportunity to work with people across the State. We became acquainted with Chuck over 30 years ago. I served on the Center's Advisory Committee and their Board of Directors for many years. One of Chuck's greatest attributes is his ability to work with people of various perspectives and has a large group of supporters from the middle ground of political persuasion which many people consider represents "Common Sense".
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