{"id":1132,"date":"2016-05-16T02:48:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T02:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nebraska.precisionnewmedia.com\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2016-08-16T02:49:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T02:49:24","slug":"the-empire-strikes-back-primary-election-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nebraskademocrats.org\/vi\/blog\/the-empire-strikes-back-primary-election-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"The Empire Strikes Back \u2013 V\u00f2ng b\u1ea7u c\u1eed s\u01a1 b\u1ed9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh c\u1ee7a Pete Ricketts v\u1edbi c\u01a1 quan l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p tr\u00ean blog n\u00e0y trong m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y th\u00e1ng qua. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn, ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m thu\u1ebf l\u1edbn, ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a Ricketts \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3m b\u1edbt \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 v\u00e0 ti\u1ec3u bang \u0111\u00e3 duy tr\u00ec m\u1ed9t qu\u1ef9 d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh. \u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t li\u00ean minh g\u1ed3m c\u00e1c Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u0129 bang thu\u1ed9c \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u00f4n h\u00f2a \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1c b\u1ecf quy\u1ec1n ph\u1ee7 quy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Ricketts \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t d\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt quan tr\u1ecdng bao g\u1ed3m b\u00e3i b\u1ecf \u00e1n t\u1eed h\u00ecnh, t\u0103ng thu\u1ebf x\u0103ng, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng l\u00e1i xe v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p h\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec1 cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadp c\u01b0 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 quan l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p. Ricketts v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha t\u1ef7 ph\u00fa c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 chi $300.000 trong n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh \u00e1n t\u1eed h\u00ecnh th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ea1i Unicameral \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng Ricketts v\u00e0 Nebraska GOP \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 th\u00eam $300.000 v\u00e0o n\u0103m cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua s\u01a1 b\u1ed9 l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p v\u00e0o m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u00e0y, trong \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd nh\u1eafm m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau v\u00e0o hai th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 ba th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed5 \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a C\u01a1 quan \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea7u h\u1ee3p l\u1ec7 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng thay th\u1ebf c\u01a1 quan n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 quan l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p m\u1ec1m d\u1ebbo h\u01a1n. N\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Ricketts v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecb s\u0129 m\u1edbi \u0111ang g\u00e2y lo ng\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ed9. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n hay gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 lo\u1ea1i quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y trong m\u1ed9t bang. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 phi d\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec1n l\u1ec7 \u0111\u00e1ng lo ng\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Ricketts nh\u1eb1m g\u00e2y \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch chi ti\u00eau xa hoa t\u1eeb ti\u1ec1n t\u00fai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00e1c \u0110\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 Nebraska \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ed1t v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 10 th\u00e1ng 5. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n nhi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p \u0111\u1eb7t \u2013 t\u1ea1i m\u1ed7i Khu v\u1ef1c L\u1eadp ph\u00e1p m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0110\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 tranh c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u01a1n vi\u1ec7n - m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c t\u1ed5ng tuy\u1ec3n c\u1eed v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 8 th\u00e1ng 11. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd \u1edf c\u00e1c qu\u1eadn m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 trong s\u1ed1 c\u1eed tri \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd.<\/p>\n

Trong LD27, Anna Wishart \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 nh\u1ea5t trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua ba chi\u1ec1u v\u1edbi 62% phi\u1ebfu b\u1ea7u \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. T\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Wishart cho th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, Sara Howard, Mike McDonnell v\u00e0 Kate Bolz \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb \u1edf c\u00e1c qu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd - \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n. \u1ede Grand Island nghi\u00eang v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a, Dan Quick \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 nh\u1ea5t trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Sue Crawford, Ardel Bengston, Lynne Walz, Carol Blood, Jim Gordon, Larry Scherer v\u00e0 Bill Armbrust \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ed1t \u1edf nh\u1eefng khu v\u1ef1c kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang \u1edf r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng gi\u00e0nh chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng trong cu\u1ed9c t\u1ed5ng tuy\u1ec3n c\u1eed \u2013 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 v\u1edbi Trump \u0111ang d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u. Ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mong \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 c\u1eed tri \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 \u0111i b\u1ea7u cao h\u01a1n v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 11.<\/p>\n

Trong hai cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng minh m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a Ricketts \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb lo\u1ea1i ho\u1eb7c \u0111ang tr\u00ean b\u1edd v\u1ef1c th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Pat Borchers v\u1ec1 th\u1ee9 ba trong LD37 c\u1ee7a t\u00e2y Omaha. \u1ede LD7 ph\u00eda nam Omaha, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 Tony Vargas v\u00e0 John Synowiecki s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c t\u1ed5ng tuy\u1ec3n c\u1eed. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a Ricketts, Nicole Fox, r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nguy c\u01a1 b\u1ecb lo\u1ea1i sau khi v\u1ec1 th\u1ee9 ba v\u1edbi v\u1ecfn v\u1eb9n m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n phi\u1ebfu b\u1ea7u. C\u00e1c l\u00e1 phi\u1ebfu t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ki\u1ec3m nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 phi\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i cho c\u00e1c \u1ee9ng c\u1eed vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7.<\/p>\n

M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ed1t trong chu k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed s\u01a1 b\u1ed9, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 coi th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u00e0o m\u00f9a thu n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n mong \u0111\u1ee3i Ricketts v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng minh t\u1ef7 ph\u00fa c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd chi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 trong cu\u1ed9c t\u1ed5ng tuy\u1ec3n c\u1eed \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec3n c\u01a1 quan l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p sang c\u00e1nh h\u1eefu. Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c mu\u1ed1n ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 li\u00ean minh D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7-C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u00f4n h\u00f2a \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf tham v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Rickett \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 can thi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c Kansas Brownback v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea7u c\u1eed l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p Kansas trong chu k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed n\u0103m 2012. Brownback v\u00e0 anh em nh\u00e0 Koch \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f3t h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00e0o c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1y \u0111ua l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u00f4n h\u00f2a b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u0110\u1ea3ng Tr\u00e0 c\u1ea5p ti\u1ebfn, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ban h\u00e0nh ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh ngh\u1ecb s\u1ef1 c\u1ef1c \u0111oan c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n

Sau cu\u1ed9c thanh tr\u1eebng n\u0103m 2012 c\u1ee7a Brownback, c\u01a1 quan l\u1eadp ph\u00e1p Kansas \u0111\u00e3 ban h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m thu\u1ebf kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3, khi\u1ebfn ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 x\u1ebfp h\u1ea1ng t\u00edn d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a Kansas t\u0103ng v\u1ecdt. \u0110\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y, Moody \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 x\u1ebfp h\u1ea1ng t\u00edn d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a Kansas t\u1eeb \u201c\u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh\u201d xu\u1ed1ng \u201cti\u00eau c\u1ef1c\u201d. Hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, Bang H\u01b0\u1edbng d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111ang b\u1ecb th\u00e2m h\u1ee5t ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch $228 tri\u1ec7u USD v\u00e0 m\u1ee9c t\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t trong khu v\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n

Ricketts mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m v\u1edbi Nebraska nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Brownback \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi Kansas. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng r\u1eb1ng Th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u201cng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o th\u1ee7 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng\u201d. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 Ricketts th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0o quan \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t uy t\u00edn t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m thu\u1ebf cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n cho h\u1ecd v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n

Nebraska v\u1eabn c\u00f3 tri\u1ec3n v\u1ecdng kinh t\u1ebf t\u00edch c\u1ef1c v\u00e0 $687 tri\u1ec7u trong qu\u1ef9 ng\u00e0y m\u01b0a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y b\u00e3o \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. N\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111ang ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 B\u1ed9 Doanh thu \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 m\u1ed9t b\u00e1o c\u00e1o ch\u1ec9 ra r\u1eb1ng ti\u1ec3u bang \u0111ang ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n $71 tri\u1ec7u so v\u1edbi d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn cho n\u0103m t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i. Renee Fry c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7n Ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch OpenSky n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ee9c thi\u1ebfu h\u1ee5t $234 tri\u1ec7u d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a Nebraska c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd t\u0103ng l\u00ean n\u1ebfu s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n thu thu\u1ebf v\u1eabn th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch thu\u1ebf c\u1ef1c \u0111oan v\u00e0 r\u1ee7i ro n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i Kansas. V\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 Nebraska, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chu k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef g\u00ecn cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p trong qu\u1ed1c gia v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 tin r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 11 nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 coi th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh n\u00f3!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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