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May 12, 2022Lincoln, Neb. |  By: AP

Nebraska GOP strains to unite after Trump's candidate loses

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Republicans are struggling to put the bruising campaign for governor behind them.

The GOP held a rally Wednesday that was intended to highlight party unity but instead showed division following the first major loss for a candidate endorsed by Donald Trump in this year's midterm elections.

Fissures remained evident in the hours after the primary was called for Jim Pillen, a University of Nebraska regent backed by Gov. Pete Ricketts and other prominent Republicans.

Charles Herbster, the Trump-backed candidate, appeared briefly at the event but left without taking questions or endorsing Pillen. Another top contender, Brett Lindstrom, didn't attend at all.