NE: Nelson being cautious, preparing for re-election?

From MSNBC:

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., one of the dwindling number of “red state” Democratic senators and one who is up for re-election in less than two years, told MSNBC.com Wednesday he will vote to confirm Gonzales.

Nelson backs Gonzales
“I met with him for a considerable length of time to talk about some of the issues that have been raised and satisfied myself that he could be a capable attorney general,” Nelson said off the Senate floor after casting his vote for Rice.

Of the torture complicity charges against Gonzales, Nelson said, “I haven’t gathered that from my research, so I haven’t been persuaded.”