Republican presidential candidate John McCain will campaign in Nebraska on July 16.

[Omaha Steve]

I'll be a protester.

Hal Daub, the Nebraska chairman for McCain's campaign, said events will be at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in eastern Nebraska. They will include a fundraising dinner, rallies and a round-table discussion.

Organizers hope to raise $500,000.

Daub said McCain told him he wouldn't take Nebraska for granted, even though it's historically a Republican stronghold.

Nebraska splits its electoral votes. And state Democrats think Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, could beat McCain in the congressional district that includes Omaha or the one that includes Lincoln.

No word yet on whether Obama will be back in the state.