LINCOLN — The Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District has been targeted with new political ads as part of national efforts by multiple Democratic-aligned groups that see Nebraska’s most purple district as a potential flip seat for the midterms.

Such is true: every action comes with an opposite reaction, but unlike in physics – in regards to people – they do not always respond with an equal reaction. Behavior in people and children is partially modified this way: when a baby is young, it will cry when it is hungry, when it is lonely, when it is cold or sleepy and parents will wake up in the middle of the night because the crying is so annoying (or heartbreaking) that they will do what they can to get the crying to stop.