LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Democratic US Senator Ben Nelson has amassed $2.3 million for his presumed re-election bid next year.
Nelson reports in a filing with the Federal Election Commission raising $867,000 from April through June.
Nelson's cash-on-hand dwarfed the nearly $23,000 for Republican challenger Don Stenberg, who didn't enter the Senate race until late April.
Republican candidate David Kramer announced his candidacy on June 28th. He will not file a campaign finance report until the end of September.
Nelson has not yet formally announced his candidacy for re-election to a second term.
Either the Democrats in Nebraska are generous or the national Democratic party wants a Daschle/Thune rerun.