The plan of the former US president and Republican candidate, Donald Trumpto modify the distribution of electoral votes in Nebraska for the elections on November 5 in his favor, frustrated by opposition from a local lawmaker from his own party.
Nebraska is the only state in the country, along with Maine, that distributes its electoral votes in the presidential elections across different districtsso that in 2020 Trump won four votes there and Democrat Joe Biden managed to scrape together one vote from an urban district.
In view of the upcoming elections, the Republicans launched a proposal for Nebraska to join the rest of the states and will give all its electoral votes to the winning candidatewhich would have guaranteed Trump the five votes of this eminently conservative and rural state.
But Republican state Sen. Mike McDonnell broke with his colleagues on Monday and refused to support the proposal, saying it the rules of the game cannot be changed when there are less than 50 days left until the elections.
This is Republican State Senator Mike McDonnell. He just stopped Trump’s efforts to change how Nebraska allocates its electoral votes. If successful Harris would have lost the election even if she won PA, MI, and WI.
RETWEET to thank McDonnell for standing up to Donald Trump! pic.twitter.com/MayFuXmAQY
— Protect Kamala Harris ✊ (@DisavowTrump20) September 23, 2024
With McDonnell opposed, Republicans no longer have a sufficient majority in the state House to approve the amendment, so Nebraska Governor, Republican Jim Pillen, announced Tuesday that he will not call the legislature for the special session that was scheduled to take place. vote on the proposal before the elections.
A change in the distribution of votes, even a small one, could have a big impact on an election that, according to polls, will be very close and will depend on a handful of decisive states.
Stop what you are doing and email or call this Republican Nebraska State Senator and thank him for blocking the last minute rule change that would have disenfranchised democratic voters in Nebraska and could have won Trump the election! This guy is a hero!
Republican State… pic.twitter.com/i12tU6pAcl
— The Gay Pastor (@TheGayPastor) September 24, 2024
According to projections, for example, one of the scenarios for a victory for the vice president and Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, is to win in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsinwhich would give her the exact number of 270 electoral votes needed to become president.
But a change in Nebraska would negate this possibility because it would leave it in 269 ​​votes.
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