I know I was going to take a break, but this is huge new.

[imanamerican63]

Omaha has a new Mayor. John Ewing Jr. not only upset the outgoing Mayor, he won by about 11 points. Jean Stothert had been mayor for 3 straight terms.

Ewing is the 1st African American to mayor in the history of Omaha. People were fed up with Stothert’s leadership and lack of accountability. Ewing was the Douglas County Treasurer for many years.

Gov. Pilen(R) was disappointed that more republicans didn’t get out and vote. But says that he will work with Omaha’s newly elected mayor.

Omaha is turning Blue and just maybe the state will follow?

I’m sign off now to go be with our family.

[malaise]

1. Huge news

Rec

[BoRaGard]

2. Go Big John!

Anyone associated with Krasnov (R) is an obvious disgrace...Good on the voters for recognizing that and voting for a decent person.

[Iris]

3. Definitely worth breaking your break to share!

[spanone]

4. K&R

[UTUSN]

5. K&R

[Fla Dem]

6. Even with the good news, I'm sure your heart is heavy as you spend time with your Mom.

Peace Be With You and your Mom.

[Wednesdays]

7. K&R.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. HUGE FLIP: Democrat John Ewing Jr. just flipped the 6th-largest Republican-led city in the country. 🔥

Link to tweet

[patphil]

9. Omaha is Nebraska's biggest city, and John Ewing Jr. won easily.

Was the light turnout a sign of the times? I think the Governor is worried.

https://www.wowt.com/politics/election-results/

Trump won Nebraska in 2024 with almost 60% of the vote. Outside of Omaha and Lincoln, the rest of the state is red.
Maybe we can at least make that state purple.

[markodochartaigh]

15. And they have that odd thing with the

divided electoral vote, like Maine.

[Clouds Passing]

10. Maybe when Tim Walz' MN gubernatorial term is fulfilled, he will run for Guv of NE, HeHeHe!

[iemanja]

13. We don't have term limits in MN

Just as an FYI.

[Clouds Passing]

19. Then you have a good governor for a long time, if the voters agree.

[OldSWODog]

11. Appreciation for your observation during a sad time

IAA63, thanks much for sharing this news, particularly during this toughest of times...losing one's mother is brutal...take care of yourself. OSD

[ailsagirl]

12. Great to hear!!!

[nilram]

14. But did Rs get out and vote?

Or maybe they did, but voted D.

[markodochartaigh]

16. From Wikipedia

it looks like there were about 85k votes as opposed to 96k four years ago, and 98k four years before that. The Republican vote went from 52k to 63k to just 38k this year with the same Republican candidate each time.

[nilram]

17. Thanks for the context. At least they're staying home.

[BaronChocula]

18. DU is here for you!

Sorry for your loss. Check back in when you need a break.

And great news in Omaha.