Omaha is growing, helping Obama, and making it more like Texas (i.e., it will be close in polling, but all undecided voters will break for the GOP).
He probably won't win the CD this time around against Romney.
Do you think there's a chance that Nebraska could be a blue state someday?
In a Romney vs. Schweitzer scenario it could certainly flip. To hold it, the Democrats would have to shift to a more populist approach.
From what I understand, the west (plains and mountain west) are tolerant of economic leftism. It just needs to be wrapped in social conservatism (gun rights, etc.) to become palpable.