Incoming Democratic State Chairwoman Jane Kleeb, a key supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, joined Tuesday with Chairman Vince Powers to urge all Democrats and other Nebraskans to support Hillary Clinton and reject Donald Trump in this November's presidential election.
"Donald Trump's dangerous and divisive candidacy means that in this election, nothing can be taken for granted," the party leaders said in a joint statement.
Trump, they said, "has shown Nebraskans time and again that he is unfit to be president of the United States."
Kleeb introduced and endorsed Sanders at a rally in Lincoln days before Nebraska's Democratic presidential caucus, which the Vermont senator won last March. Clinton subsequently won the Democratic presidential primary election in May.
The caucus results assured Sanders supporters would hold a majority of the delegate slots at the Democratic state convention in June and helped result in Kleeb's election as state party chair. Â
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Powers remained uncommitted during the Sanders-Clinton struggle.
In Tuesday's joint statement, the state party leaders said Clinton "will ensure we transition to a clean energy economy with landowners, communities of color and tribal nations at the table."
That had been a key issue in the Sanders campaign, signaling a determination to recognize and battle climate change, and it reflected one of Kleeb's priorities as the founder and leader of Bold Nebraska, which successfully battled construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.
"As our party unites behind Hillary Clinton, we are uniting behind all the shared values that we have always fought for in the streets and in the voting booth," Kleeb and Powers said.
"The stakes are too high in this election," they said. "We simply can't afford Donald Trump in the White House.
"All Nebraska Democrats will work their hearts out to make sure Hillary Clinton is our next president. Together, we get things done."