LINCOLN- Prior to Nebraska’s Gubernatorial primaries, candidate Jim Pillen made the decision to avoid debates against his opponents in the Nebraska GOP.

Dave Heineman, former Nebraska Governor, called Pillen’s decision a “mistake,” and claimed that it would have cost him the GOP nomination. However, as we know now, it worked very well in Pillen’s favor.

With the primaries long behind us and the election creeping ever closer, Pillen is unwavering in his decision to skip debates. Opponent Carol Blood has accepted several from different news sources, but Pillen has denied them all.

This strategy, according to Joe Kelly, the Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, is a “perfect fit for [Jim Pillen].” Kelly goes on to say that “shaking a hand and looking somebody in the eye gives a much better chance of a vote coming his way than Jim Pillen with a lot of other candidates saying essentially the same thing on a stage. So, for Jim and his personality it made perfect sense to me. People who meet Jim Pillen one on one like him.”

As of now, there is no indication that Pillen will change his mind on his decision to skip debates, and only time will tell if the strategy is truly effective. However, based upon Pillen’s performance in the gubernatorial primaries, the no-debate strategy may just work.

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