I mean I actually care because I care about the fate of the Nebraska Democratic Party, but I guess that that's just me. :/
Well this wasn't even a partisan election, and by all accounts from people in Omaha the result was basically what was expected prior to the national people getting pointlessly involved in this. "Democratic challenger loses mayoral election to decently popular incumbent in mid-sized city with a lot of amalgamated conservative areas in it" isn't a particularly interesting story, or one that implies anything of importance outside of Omaha, and the obvious issues the Nebraska Democratic Party have are far more. This is a really silly thing to throw a fit about. And yes that also applies to NARAL and the pro-choice activists who threw a fit about this.
Am I throwing a fit? I'm happy that Mello got within single digits, though it would have been really nice to flip Omaha. Plus, Mello looks like a really good person to have on the bench for Congress or maybe even higher office down the line if things go well.
