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.