LINCOLN- Days after losing the three high-profile races it had endorsed this spring, leaders of the Nebraska Republican Party encouraged unity this weekend but faced pushback from delegates. State GOP Chairman Eric Underwood said he would keep pushing for Republican unity, but that he would also need reciprocity from the elected officials angered by the party.

Relations are in need of mending after the state GOP decided not to endorse any of the state's five-member, all-GOP congressional delegation. All five easily won their respective primaries, despite the fact that Ricketts, Smith, and Bacon were challenged by populist GOP candidates supported by the state party.

During the State GOP Conference, held Saturday in Lincoln, party delegates balked at a resolution to endorse the five candidates in November, delaying a decision until the next central committee meeting. Former U.S. Rep. Hal Daub led the resolution, saying his intention was "to have unity projected to the public."

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