NEW NEBRASKA GOP CHAIR SAYS FALL RACES WILL FEEL THE SAME, BUT THE PRIMARIES MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT

HASTINGS- Republicans have already picked their general election nominees, but may notice a difference in elections following November.

New party leadership, like the former leadership, said it will support every GOP nominee in November.

But leaders who were voted into control of the state GOP say they expect livelier primary elections, driven by grassroots Republicans, in the future.

“I think there’s going to be a healthy conversation done that way,” said new state GOP Chairman Eric Underwood.

Some Republicans have worried privately that having more challenges to incumbent Republican officeholders could harm the quality of candidates willing to step forward.

Underwood disagreed, saying “iron sharpens iron.” More frequent challenges to Republican incumbents could be “a healthy thing for the Republican Party … and for Nebraska,” he said.

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