republicans need to net three seats. the president wins re-election, they need four. the retirement of ben nelson and the president's low approval rating in the state were supposed to make nebraska an easy gop pick-up opportunity. then democrats recruited probably the only guy with a chance to win statewide. bob kerrey. mao the hand-picked republican candidate, rising star, john bruining is fighting off not one but two serious challengers. john stenberg. he's the backing of club for growth and senator jim demint's conservative fund. but the person to watch right now is deb fisher. a rancher and state senator. she's never held statewide office and suddenly she's got momentum. fisher getting attention for this ad featuring two angus bulls named after her competition. >> tired of the same old politician bull? deb fisher is a sand hills rancher, sharp as barbed wire, tougher than a cedar fence post.