LINCOLN - Nebraska's 1st Congressional District hasn't elected a Democratic member of the House since 1964. There are 187,325 Republicans and 121,968 Democrats in the 1st District. However, Sen. Kate Bolz is nonetheless vying for the seat.

Sen. Bolz has stated that the race will be fought over health care because that is the number one point of contrast. Sen. Bolz said, “Congressman Fortenberry has voted against the Affordable Care Act at every opportunity. It's hard to imagine how much more people could be hurting now.” Fortenberry says he welcomes a discussion about health care; it's atop his priority list, too.

Fortenberry approaches this year's re-election challenge with a hefty $1.9 million in campaign cash on hand (as of April 22), a conservative voting record and established name recognition. All political pluses.

Bolz is aggressively attempting to raise money — a substantial TV ad campaign is no doubt required and it would be expensive — and she could use some national Democratic funding assistance to buttress her steady stream of online fundraising efforts.

Additionally, the Fortenberry campaign has geared up for a fight this year with an aggressive early telephone and field campaign.

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