Great post, Matt. It introduces a lot of important topics, not only the situation in Nebraska, but "order-taking Republicans," the GOP establishment, the parallels with Lamont, and above all the amazing media silence. This is a story that deserves closer attention.

Though it doesn't look like the Nebraska Democratic Party has done much to capitalize on the opportunity. All the NDP website says is

After assessing these numbers, Nebraska Democrats are confident that they will be afforded an opportunity to bring a strong candidate to the 2008 Senate race.

http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/communi cations/1103/hagel-extremely-vulnerable- iraq-war-not-the-issue-bruning-thinks-it -is