There appears to be some misunderstanding, or at least vague unawareness, of the primary and election in Bellevue, Nebraska.
The race for city council is non-partisan.
However, when a candidate files for an public office in Nebraska, any office, the candidate of course must show that he is a registered and qualified voter on the rolls as an (R), a (D), an (L), a (G), or an independent.
As a matter of courtesy to the public, Sarpy County (Bellevue), lists those party affiliations, but they are not on the ballot itself.
The primary, which takes place May 15, is for a spot on the November election ballot.
The top two vote-getters in the primary advance to that November ballot, no matter their party affiliation.
Given the demographics of Ward 1 in Bellevue, it's likely the two (R)s will be the two top vote-getters, but if the issues between the two (R)s are sharp enough (I don't know what those issues are), the big guy can slip in second place.
It's important that he not get into second place, because we don't want the DUmpster dominated by one single primitive nearly all year long.
Of course the big guy has no chance in the election in November, given the redness of the area, and given that 2012 is shaping up to be an anti-Democrat year.
conservativecave, which has no connection with any of the three other candidates (the two Republicans and the Libertarian), would be eminently satisfied with both (R)s, or one (R) and the (L), getting first and second places, after which the DUmpster can leave the good people of Bellevue in peace and quiet.
The last thing we--anybody, anywhere--need is to have another primitive in office.
