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Follow the 2008 Presidential race from a Nebraska perspective.
Follow the 2008 Presidential race
from a Nebraska perspective.

We gave small cameras to several Nebraskans
and asked them to keep video diaries
on the presidential race throughout 2008.
How are they deciding who to vote for?
What is influencing their decisions?
How do they feel about the issues that are,
or are not, being discussed?
                  Scheduling Information
Beginning in May, listen to NET Radio for weekly
Voter Diary stories on Fridays, and watch NET Television
for periodic Voter Diary segments.


Diary keepers talk about why they’re involved
in this project

Highlights of Chelsea Clinton’s Feb. 7 visit to UNL to campaign for her mother

Highlights of Barack Obama’s Feb. 7 Omaha
campaign event
What do they have in common?
They're thoughtful, politically engaged and
started 2008 with no clear choice for president.
Kristi and Mark Albrecht

A wife and husband with four children who live on a farm
south of Cozad.
Kristi is a special education teacher for the Cozad schools. Mark is a farmer.
Tony Edmondson

A married father of three from
Hastings. Tony is a former TV
and radio broadcaster who
now works as a supervisor for
Nebraska Aluminum Castings.
Deb Gaspard

A Southeast Community
College business instructor
from Lincoln. Deb is a single
mother of three who moved
to Nebraska in 2001.
Russel and MiKayla Iwan

A father and daughter from Omaha. Russel, married father
of three, is a marketing director
for MUD; MiKayla is a 2008
graduate of Omaha Gross High
School and a first time voter.
SunHui and Dennis Snook

A wife and husband with three
small children from Omaha.
SunHui is a business trainer
working on a master's degree;
Dennis works for Region 6
Behavioral Healthcare.