Thanks, Matt, for bringing this to a wider audience. I think this has the potential to be one of the most interesting contests in 2008.

I made some reference to it in the diary you linked to, but I'll try and expand on it a bit. I don't have anything concrete, so these are rumors, but I feel pretty confident about them.

In February, Mike Fahey, mayor of Omaha, met with Schumer and Reid in Washington. They wanted him to run, badly. By March, though, Fahey was starting to fundraise again for a reelection campaign. In April, Bob Kerrey started doing polling around the state. That polling reportedly looks very good for Kerrey.

In the last week, based on a few conversations with folks who I trust, his keynote address at the upcoming state party dinner, and a lot of second-hand rumors, I've become fairly confident that Bob Kerrey's running for Senate in Nebraska.  

I know that for a lot of you here, that's not going to be great news. Understandably, because he isn't exactly a progressive on Iraq. But he's a great Democrat - and I'd be a proud supporter despite my disagreement with his position on Iraq. Compared to Ben Nelson, Kerrey would be a welcome addition in the Senate.