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In solidly red Nebraska lies a \u201cblue dot\u201d around Omaha where Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris captured the majority of the vote in the last two presidential elections, but the incumbent Republican House representative kept his seat.<\/p>

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Now that Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) announced his plans to not seek re-election for Nebraska\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, a crowded field of Democrats has lined up to compete in Tuesday\u2019s primary, with the hope that the winner can flip the seat blue come November.<\/p>

\u201cWe’re a district that is really competitive and one that has been splitting its ticket,\u201d said Crystal Rhoades<\/u>, Democratic candidate and Douglas County clerk of the district court.<\/p>

\u201cIt is a really unique opportunity for the Democrats to pick this up.\u201d<\/p>

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\"Crystal<\/figure>\n Crystal Rhoades (provided photo)<\/small><\/p>

As Democrats try to take back control of the House come November, they have their sights on the Nebraska district, which the Cook Political Report now ranks<\/u> as leaning slightly blue from a toss-up.<\/p>

However, an onslaught of negative ads focused on the top two Democratic fundraisers<\/u> in the race, Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh <\/u>and Denise Powell<\/u>, a political consultant and small business owner, may jeopardize the party\u2019s chances of flipping the seat come November, other Democratic candidates say.<\/p>

\u201cIt needs to have the right person, the right candidate, the right strategy, because if we don’t, we’re not going to win it,\u201d said Kishla Askins<\/u>, a Democratic candidate who is a retired naval officer and physician’s assistant.<\/p>

\u201cThat is the truth from the ground that people will either not show up, or my fear is that some of the dynamic in this primary is going to actually hurt people in the general, if they get through.\u201d<\/p>

Cavanaugh said there has been “a huge number of billionaires and dark money groups funding attacks against me.” A newly formed Republican super PAC spent $200,000 to run ads against Cavanaugh in the final five days before the election, according to his campaign.<\/p>

Democratic PACs backing Powell have run a series of ads against Cavanaugh as well, according to Nebraska Public Media.<\/p>

Cavanaugh\u2019s campaign has released ads attacking Powell as \u201cDark Money Denise<\/u>.\u201d<\/p>