OMAHA- National Democrats are investing funds into helping the Nebraska Democratic Party reach voters in and beyond the most highly-contested congressional district in the Republican state. The Democratic National Committee announced Monday that it will spend $40,000 on a political staffer who will work with Democrats in Nebraska, with another $40,000 raised locally for the same staffer.

This has just been the most recent step in the long process of trying to rebuild the Democratic Party in rural states. There has been increased spending on support for state parties from the DNC in an attempt to combat single-party GOP rule. Much of the staffer's time will be spent assisting Democratic State Sen. Tony Vargas in the rural parts of his Omaha-based 2nd District House race against Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon.

In addition, the staffer will work to help turn out Democratic voters in local and state races, particularly rural races with Democrats on the ballot. They will also help President Joe Biden's presidential bid against former President Donald Trump as Nebraska's Republicans attempt to abolish the state's split electoral vote. On Sunday, the Nebraska Republican Party stated that the Republican National Committee had not yet funded a Nebraska campaign staffer, but that it could in the future.

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