Trump, Nebraska and Electoral College
Key Nebraska Republican rejects push to change Electoral College system to benefit Trump
Changing Nebraska's electoral vote allocation to winner-take-all would almost certainly have benefited former President Donald Trump this fall.
Trump is unlikely to get a last-minute Electoral College change that would have helped him win the election
Donald Trump and his allies have been trying to change Nebraska law to make it harder for Kamala Harris to win.
Electoral College Update as Republican Blocks Plan to Give Trump Extra Vote
A Nebraska GOP legislator blocked Republicans ' plan to secure former President Donald Trump an extra vote in the Electoral College.
Republican bid to alter Nebraska's electoral system to boost Trump fails
A last-minute Republican effort to award Nebraska's five Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis - a change that would help Donald Trump's odds of winning the White House - appeared doomed on Monday,
Key Nebraska Republican rejects Trump’s push to shake up electoral map
The state legislator, Mike McDonnell, a Democrat turned Republican from Omaha, said that he would not agree to change Nebraska’s 32-year tradition of awarding three of the state’s five electoral votes by congressional district.
Key Nebraska Republican opposes changing how the state awards electoral votes, blocking Trump push
Republicans have called for making Nebraska's Electoral College votes winner-take-all. This development makes that change less likely to happen in 2024.
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Electoral College is an outdated system that undermines the democracy of voters | Opinion
Electoral college undermines democracy, say critics, who call for its abolition to ensure voters’ voices are heard and their votes count. From our readers:
Trump Allies Make Another Push to Change Nebraska's Electoral College Law
A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state’s Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that would potentially help return Tr
Pivotal Nebraska state senator deals Trump serious setback, saying he won’t support change to state election law
A pressure campaign from Donald Trump and Republican allies to change Nebraska election law was dealt a significant setback on Monday as a pivotal Omaha state senator said he would not support a last-ditch effort to overturn a 30-year law that awards electoral votes by congressional district rather than statewide winner-take-all.
Trump allies push to eliminate Nebraska's split Electoral College vote
A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state’s Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that could potentially help return Trump to the White House.
Nebraska GOP State Senator Rejects Trump Scheme to Rig Electoral College
The Trump campaign’s eleventh-hour push to rig the Electoral College by changing how Nebraska’s Second Congressional district awards its presidential vote hit a major roadblock on Monday when the key swing vote,
Trump’s last-minute bid to mess with electoral college appears in jeopardy
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes by congressional district, and both have done so in ...
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‘She’ll Have No Electoral College Paths’: Mark Halperin Warns Harris’ Chances Of Victory Could Be In Jeopardy
Newsmax political analyst Mark Halperin warned Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris could face a scenario where she has ...
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Key Nebraska Republican comes out against electoral college rule-change
A key Nebraska Republican has come out against a push to change the way the state awards its Electoral College votes just ...
Guy who knows J.D. Vance better than most predicts ‘electoral landslide’ … but for Harris or Trump?
Ryan, who lost the Ohio Senate race to now-Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) in 2022, came out in support of Vice President Harris even ...
Professors: How the Electoral College concentrates candidate attention and why it matters
Our review of historical campaign records shows that although they might not have had the data and tools that David Axelrod ...
What is the Electoral College? How Pa will decide who becomes president
The Electoral College is a group of people chosen by each state who formally elect the President and Vice President of the ...
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Keep the Electoral College as founders intended
Like clockwork, every presidential election we see a new set of attacks on the Electoral College. The Electoral College is the system by which the United States has elected every ...
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America’s Electoral College: Six Surprising Facts About the Who and How
Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.