Geez. But I think running as a Democrat would put him at a severe disadvantage than as an independent, as sad as that (partisanship) is.
If he wanted to go back to the third-party thing, could he?
If he ran as an Independent, he'd inevitably lose some support to straight-ticket Democrat voters. If Krist is successful in running as an Independent, one of the two nobodies currently running for the Dem nomination will win and they would receive votes in November. If Krist takes the Dem nomination, he'd win the straight-ticket votes along with those he'd receive anyway. He won't win, but he'd kill two birds with one stone and will do better than he would as an Independent in a three-way race.
I THINK he could still run as a third party candidate, but I'm not sure that would help him at all, especially with his already anemic fundraising and the fact that he'd have to mudwrestle whatever Dem nominee makes the ballot for scraps. It would look bad because the Republican (Ricketts) and the Dem nominee would be settled by mid-May, while Krist would have to try and establish his party by the August deadline and then proclaim himself their nominee (in addition to creating laws and bylines and party officers for his party) by the September deadline: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_parties_in_Nebraska And, even then, there's no guarantee that the Secretary of State would issue a certification for the party (which can take nearly a month).
You'd have to live here to realize how rigged this whole thing is. NE is a one party state and the election machinery is set up to perpetuate that. I think if Krist presents his petitions with well over the required signatures they will find a way to deny him.
I am getting a sick feeling bout this. We may wind up with just Ricketts and a no name and this could pull down turnout, affecting the Congressional and senate races.
I have thought for some tine that the DNC needs to clean house in their party here i NE. This is ridiculous.
The Nebraska GOP is pretty obnoxious.
http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/state-republican-party-officials-say-bob-krist-failed-to-report/article_7948b758-ae1e-11e7-9925-2310b13e6542.htmlThe fact that rich boy Ricketts is our governor has done severe damage to the independence of the legislature and our state (see: death penalty action in 2015-2016). Don't like the government? Dump money on it!
I at least hope Bacon is voted out this year; holding NE-02 should be the minimum standard for the state Democratic Party.
