LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says he already has the best job in America, but the Republican is evading questions about whether he would reconsider running for U.S. Senate next year against Democratic incumbent Ben Nelson.
Heineman was asked about the Senate race Tuesday because national Republican leaders have been calling him about running even though he said previously he wouldn’t run.
Heineman says he listens when people like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell call, but he thinks the focus should be on the candidates already in the race.
Heineman says any of the Republicans running would do a better job than Nelson, who angered many Nebraska conservatives by providing the 60th vote needed in December 2009 to advance President Barack Obama’s health care reform measure to the full Senate.