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Jon Bruning's campaign spent $3.5 million, nearly ten times what was spent by the more conservative candidate who defeated him
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Jon Bruning is the current Attorney General of Nebraska and a Republican candidate for the United States Senate. Following six years in the Nebraska Legislature, Bruning was elected Nebraska's Attorney General in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010. He's been endorsed by Nebraska Right to Life in every election he's been in and has an "A" rating from the NRA. Bruning is currently one of the state attorneys general leading the lawsuit against "Obamacare". In his bid for Senate, Bruning has been endorsed by The Tea Party Express, Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Former Presidential candidate Rick Santorum.
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'''Jon Bruning''' is a [[RINO]], pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] candidate who lost in a stunning upset for the Republican nomination for an open [[U.S. Senate]] seat in [[Nebraska]].  '''''Jon Bruning's campaign spent $3.5 million, nearly ten times what was spent by the more [[conservative]] candidate who defeated him'''''.
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Bruning gave Planned Parenthood virtually everything it wanted in failing to fully defend the [[pro-abortion]] group's challenge to a state statute, resulting in an award of more than $110,000 in taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood.
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[[Red State]] lists an astounding number of [[liberal]] goals supported by Bruning:<ref>http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/05/03/jon-bruning-loves-eric-holder-ronald-reagan-and-the-boy-scouts-not-exactly/</ref>
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*[[abortion]]: "I think a woman should have a right to choose," Bruning declared.
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*forcing the [[Boy Scouts]] to accept [[homosexuals]]: "I believe homosexuals ... ought to be able to be Boy Scout leaders ....," Bruning said.
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*[[gun control]]: "I believe in gun control. ... Many types of handguns and ammunition, however, need to be regulated," Bruning insisted.
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'''''Leaders of the [[conservative movement]] are unanimous in opposing Bruning's nomination'''''.
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Jon Bruning was also criticized for his support of [[Obama]]'s appointee [[Eric Holder]], who has highly been criticized for how he has handled the [[Operation Fast and Furious]] scandal.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/11/nebraska-gop-senate-race-turns-toward-fast-and-furious-over-frontrunners-support-of-holder/</ref>
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== References ==
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