Nebraska Senate hopeful who sent vulgar texts declines exit

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Nebraska is doubling down on his promise to stay in the race, despite growing pressure to drop out after he sent sexually vulgar text messages to a campaign staffer. Chris Janicek says he won’t withdraw from the race, and he blames the state’s top Democratic leaders for the party’s recent struggles to win statewide office in Republican-dominated Nebraska. His comments came just days after the Nebraska Democratic P