GOP-led attempt to recall Omaha Mayor Suttle fails; After squandering almost 1,000,000 special election tax dollars, organizers still won't admit defeat

Yesterday's special mayoral recall election (the first in Omaha since 1987) to recall Jim Suttle appears to have failed. With all precincts reporting, 51.1 percent of voters nixed recall and 48.9 percent voted in favor. Suttle's campaign manager David Dover doesn't think the 4,000 provisional and early ballots yet to be counted will be enough to erase Suttle's 1,652-vote margin of victory. About 81,000 ballots were cast — a very low turnout, indicating that the body politic wasn't as inflamed as the right-wing activists said they were.

Jeremy Aspen, a recall spokesman, refused to concede until all of the votes were tallied.

Over at newnebraska.net, Kyle Michaelis has started a little push poll which allows you to pick the biggest loser in the Recall Suttle imbroglio. Snork.

Who is the biggest loser in the failed effort to recall Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle?

Jeremy Aspen, on behalf of local landlords
Dave Nabity, for revealing ignorance and extremism
Tom Becka & KFAB, after 19 months of attacks
David Sokol, who showed his true colors ($50 K)
Hal Daub, who couldn't pull enough strings
Pete Ricketts & GOP (including Gov. Dave Heineman)

Mayor Suttle explaining the importance of Omaha's AAA bond rating.