Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
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Oct 14, 2026
MarkCORRESPONDENT
Uh, debate tonight.
MarkCORRESPONDENT
Nebraska District 2 debate.
Jack MitchellHOST
Oh, this was the one that they were having a hard time scheduling back in the, uh, back in the day.
MarkCORRESPONDENT
And so-
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
It includes Harrisburg, Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, South Central Pennsylvania.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
It's also debate night in the Nebraska Second District.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
That's one of only three districts across the country where a Republican won in twenty twenty-four in the same district in which Vice President Harris won in twenty twenty-four.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
But the Republican is retiring.
Stu BurguiereHOST
They are certainly looking at this data and seeing a 17-point margin, uh, according to, uh, polls and such and their data.
Stu BurguiereHOST
And then Nebraska 02 is another one.
Stu BurguiereHOST
This is a race, uh, Don Bacon was the guy.
Stu BurguiereHOST
This is now an open seat.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Um, that w- that, that's just, just one of them.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Um, you know, so, so, uh, you know, the, the, another one is Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, uh, it's Don Bacon's seat.
Kyle KondikGUEST
That's one of the few Harris District, um, Republican seats that, that, uh, Republican or that the Republicans held in 2024.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Don Bacon is retiring.
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Kyle KondikGUEST
And there are only three in, in 2024.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Brian Fitzpatrick is one of them.
Kyle KondikGUEST
We mentioned the open seat in Nebraska 2, that's another one.
Kyle KondikGUEST
And then Mike Lawler in New York 17, who's in a narrow Harris seat, and he's in, I think, a, a basically a toss-up race.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Um, that w- that, that's just, just one of them.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Um, you know, so, so, uh, you know, the, the-- another one is Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, uh, is Don Bacon's seat.
Kyle KondikGUEST
That's one of the few Harris District, um, Republican seats that, that, uh, Republican or that the Republicans held in 2024.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Don Bacon is retiring.
Kyle KondikGUEST
And there are only three in, in 2024.
Kyle KondikGUEST
Brian Fitzpatrick is one of them.
Kyle KondikGUEST
We mentioned the open seat in Nebraska 2.
Kyle KondikGUEST
That's another one.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
Florida 22, open leans R to toss-up.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
Nebraska 2, that's Don Bacon's, uh, seat.
Greg DworkinPANELIST
Open leans D to likely D.
David WaldmanHOST
Hmm.
Liz KurantowiczGUEST
So there...
Liz KurantowiczGUEST
You can see, and even when you look at Nebraska too, is another great example of a race where-
Gary ByronHOST
I mean, that's, that's been a red state for-
Liz KurantowiczGUEST
Well, no
Gary ByronHOST
... eons.
Liz KurantowiczGUEST
Don Bacon's district, Don Bacon, n- uh, congressman from Nebraska too, re- is retiring after serving in Congress and having been, uh, I, I can't remember.
Liz KurantowiczGUEST
I, I don't think he was a general, but a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force.
Liz KurantowiczGUEST
Like, he, he's certainly served his country and, uh, and, and put his time in for, for all of us.
Audie CornishHOST
bunch of other toss-ups, right, whether that is Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, no clear leader.
Ashley DavisPANELIST
But there's a congressional race, Don Bacon's race, Nebraska 2, that was always very close, and that's going to be interesting.
Ashley DavisPANELIST
Is that where, like, Ricketts is okay, gets reelected, and then you lose that congressional seat?
Francesca ChambersPANELIST
I think your point about affordability is very interesting because it's unclear to me what either party would actually do when it comes to affordability if they win the House of Representatives and they win the Senate.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
Well, right now that race is bouncing between, uh, you know, basically you could call it 45-45, depending on what poll you're going to, and I think that the President and his team, they just wanna lock that down.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
And Nebraska's always had this wild card with Nebraska 2, which is Omaha, which is what David Zir was talking about, and then the Buffett family.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
And so Nebraska has not been a top target for the Democratic Senatorial Committee, but there's movement like there's movement everywhere else, and I think they just wanna defend what they have.
Stephen K. BannonHOST
No, and this Rickards seat in, like I said, uh, Nebraska 2, uh, Don Bacon and these guys have not exactly been the best, uh, on the, on the pre-- Ben Sasse and, uh, and, uh, Don Bacon have not exactly been allies of the President, correct?
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, Don, you know, Ben Sasse is fighting an absolutely heroic and public battle against cancer and, you know...
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
But when he was in the Senate, he was not always the biggest supporter of the President, and he voted to convict the President in the second impeachment, which frankly is the reason why he couldn't run again.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
The people in Nebraska are saying, "Hey, Ben, that-- [chuckles] We don't remember sending you to Washington so you could vote to convict President Trump." But you look at what Ben Sasse was up to, you look at what Don Bacon was up to, these are guys who are nervous about that Omaha district.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
However, you know, they c- President Obama won Omaha-- The-- Or at least President Obama got 42% in Nebraska 2 in 2008.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
And I think that the president and his team, they just wanna lock that down.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
And Nebraska's always had this wild card with Nebraska 2, which is Omaha, which is what David Zere was talking about, and then the Buffett family.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
And so Nebraska has not been a top target for the Democratic Senatorial Committee, but there's movement like there's movement everywhere else, and I think they just wanna defend what they have.
Steve BannonHOST
No, and this Ricketts seat, and like I said, uh, Nebraska 2.
Steve BannonHOST
Uh, Don Bacon and these guys have not exactly been the best, uh, on the, on the pre-- Ben Sasse and, uh, and, uh, Don Bacon have not exactly been allies of the president, correct?
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, Don, you know, Ben Sasse is fighting an absolutely heroic and public battle against cancer and, you know, but when he was in the Senate, he was not always the biggest supporter of the president, and he voted to convict the president in the second impeachment, which frankly is the reason why he couldn't run again.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
The people in Nebraska are saying, "Hey, Ben, that [chuckles] we don't remember sending you to Washington so you could vote to convict President Trump." But you look at what Ben Sasse was up to, you look at what Don Bacon was up to, these are guys who are nervous about that Omaha district.
Neil McCabeCORRESPONDENT
However, you know, they c- President Obama won Omaha, the-- or at least President Obama got 42% in Nebraska 2 in 2008.
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