Saying “I’m very comfortable where I am,” Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) indicated Tuesday he will not switch to the Republican Party — or become an independent.
Nelson, a centrist who’s broken with his party on a number of key issues during this Congress, said he enjoys a great deal of flexibility as a Democrat, which wouldn’t be the case if he were to join the GOP.
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