Out-of-State Donations Fueling Kerrey's Run May 3, 2012, 3:31 pm Perhaps presaging the provenance of his future election pocketbook, former Senator Bob Kerrey, who is seeking to regain his Senate seat in Nebraska, raked in $30,000 over the last few days, all of it from people or groups outside Nebraska. While raising money from groups outside of one's home state is nothing new, Mr. Kerrey's recent haul - which includes a $1,000 donation from Barbra Streisand and $5,000 from S. Parker Gilbert, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley - will no doubt provide fodder for Republican critics who have mocked his return to Nebraska after a decade in New York City to run for his old seat. Mr. Kerrey, who is trying to capture the seat that Senator Ben Nelson, a fellow Democrat, will vacate at the end of the year, will face the Republican contender who survives the state's May 15 primary. While candidates are required to file financial disclosures on a quarterly basis, federal law dictates that they must report all donations over $1,000 less than 20 days before the election. Mr. Kerrey has filed another so-called 48-hour report listing $9,000 worth of donations that includes some money from Nebraska donors. His battle is decidedly uphill, and Mr. Kerrey has already produced a number of ads, including one reintroducing himself to voters, another encouraging bipartisanship and another in which he warns against military action in Iran.