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UPDATE: Governor Pete Ricketts says he still intends to vote for Donald Trump.He made the comments on KLIN Radio in Lincoln late Monday afternoon.Ricketts says Trump's previous apology about the 2005 video was insufficient.The governor says Mike Pence is a man of high integrity, and that he'd "stand on stage with him anywhere."Ricketts also says they're trying to reschedule Pence's visit to Nebraska.PREVIOUS COVERAGE:Two events in Omaha featuring Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence have been canceled without explanation.The cancellations come amid ongoing concerns about lewd comments Donald Trump made a decade ago.According to Politico.com, a source familiar with the decision says Ricketts’ team canceled the fundraiser scheduled for Tuesday.That makes him the latest in a series of Nebraska Republicans trying to distance themselves from the Trump campaign."I have to tell you as I come before you today, it's been an interesting few days. But I gotta tell you, I joined this campaign in a heartbeat,” Pence said at a rally Monday.That rally took place in North Carolina – but you won’t see him in Omaha for his scheduled visit Tuesday.Neither Trump's campaign nor the Nebraska Republican Party chairman, Dan Welch, could tell us why.“When I heard there was a possibility he was going to be in Omaha, I thought that was great. The fact that we couldn't make it work doesn't surprise me,” Welch said.The Associated Press reports that Bud Synhorst, the state party's executive director, says the events set for Tuesday were canceled because of logistical problems.GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump drew widespread criticism from Nebraska party leaders last week when a recording surfaced of him making lewd comments about women.Gov. Pete Ricketts, who plays a key role in raising money for the party, has said the comments were reprehensible, offensive and dangerous.A Ricketts spokesman referred questions to the state party, saying officials there were the ones who planned the fundraiser.Welch tells KETV his office was going to help with Tuesday's scheduled fundraiser, that Welch says was organized by Governor Pete Ricketts' office.The governor's office has not returned our calls.Meantime, county chairs in Nebraska and southwest Iowa admit they are disappointed in Pence's cancellation, and Trump's lewd comments in 2005 that just surfaced.But they say they still stand behind their nominee.“Last night’s performance by Mr. Trump at the debate I think nullified most of the damage and I think we can go forward from here,” said Jeff Jorgensen, Chair of the Pottawattamie County Republican Central Committee.And they say their plans have not changed -- resources will still go toward getting Republicans elected.Sarpy County residents will soon receive slate cards in the mail.“We’ve already spent quite a bit of money this election cycle in Sarpy County, specifically on our local candidates. We’ve done a slate card, but it does start with the presidential office and goes on down to the local offices,” said Jane Nielsen, Chair of the Sarpy County Republicans.