Omaha Councilman Pete Festersen may try to oust Lee Terry (R-NE) from House seat

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

WASHINGTON — Rep. Lee Terry's next challenger could come from his old stomping grounds — the Omaha City Council.

Pete Festersen, a Democrat, is considering a 2014 bid to unseat the eight-term Republican congressman.

“I'm focused on my duties as City Council president but have been receiving local and national encouragement to run, and I'm in the process of discussing it with family, friends, colleagues and supporters,” Festersen told The World-Herald on Wednesday.

A local businessman, Festersen was elected to the council in 2009. Before that, he served as a top aide to Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20130711/NEWS/707119903/1685#omaha-councilman-pete-festersen-may-try-to-oust-lee-terry-from-house-seat

[malthaussen]

1. Does he have a chance?

Any R we can get out of the House is good.

-- Mal

[Left Coast2020]

2. Well, we need 16 of them....

...if you exclude Bats*** Bachmanns seat. A bit confused when I hear on one side, "we can get House back". On the other, "its an uphill climb", or something related to that. So I guess sweet 16 is good number, plus one or two for good measure.

[bike man]

3. "...may try to oust...", "...is considering...". Sounds sorta 'iffy', especially

when one reads the article and sees this:

"Powers said that although he considers Terry vulnerable, Democrats must still find a quality candidate who can run a solid campaign."

That is not a ringing endorsement.