In a significant political development, efforts to change Nebraska's Electoral College vote allocation to a winner-take-all system have been met with mixed reactions. The push, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, aims to shift the state from its current method, which allows electoral votes to be divided, potentially affecting the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. Despite the backing from prominent Republicans and a public awareness campaign led by Charlie Kirk, the proposal, encapsulated in bills LB764 and LB1300, faced opposition within the state's legislature. A key procedural vote on an amendment to LB1300 saw the initiative failing 8-36, casting doubt on its future. This comes amid a broader political context where State Senator Mike McDonnell switched from the Democratic to the Republican party, citing differences over abortion rights, thus giving Republicans a filibuster-proof majority in Nebraska's unicameral legislature. The change, if passed, could remove a crucial electoral vote from Democratic contenders, as seen in past elections where Democrats won in Nebraska's split system. Senator Lippincott's standalone winner-take-all bill, LB 764, will be added via amendment to LB 541, indicating ongoing efforts to pass the legislation.
BIG NEBRASKA UPDATE: Senator Lippincott's standalone winner-take-all bill, LB 764, will be added via amendment to LB 541 which is already in the general file, which means the legislature can take it up this session and vote on the bill. Nebraskans: Please call Senator Tom…
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday night voted against a move toward changing the way the state awards Electoral College votes. https://t.co/Nvli13RY8e
Nebraska State Senator Switching From Democrat to Republican https://t.co/HGw8Ck2pJn
Nebraska Lawmakers Vote AGAINST 'Winner-Take-All' Electoral College System. Here's Why... Read more: https://t.co/I20DFj8PfR State legislators in Nebraska rejected a procedural motion that could have allowed a vote on chan...
Nebraska legislature rejects Trump-approved 'winner-take-all' electoral system bill https://t.co/cv1eGqf4U3
Trump and allies pressure Nebraska to change how it awards electoral votes https://t.co/rVcPU1dPWT
Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell just left the Democrat Party and became a Republican. Hear his powerful explanation why: "I have asked the Democratic Party to respect my religious-based pro-life position. Instead, over the last year, they have decided to punish me for… https://t.co/tnKbdfkAR7
Democrat State Sen. Mike McDonnell changes party affiliation to Republican in Nebraska: "I have asked the Democratic Party to respect my religious-based pro-life position. Instead, over the last year, they have decided to punish me for being pro-life." https://t.co/GBGrw1bRW7
Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell left the Democrat party this week and joined the Republican. Here his powerful explanation why: https://t.co/M77ulW6ix1
Nebraska Proposal Could Thwart Biden’s Easiest Path To Victory — If Republicans Pass It In Time https://t.co/UtqlQvb5BY
An attempt to change Nebraska to a “winner-take-all” Electoral College system failed a key procedural vote despite support by former President Trump, Gov. Jim Pillen, and Senator Pete Ricketts. https://t.co/jvpf8CF030
The GOP-backed bid to change Nebraska's presidential elector system to a winner-take-all setup — likely giving Trump an extra Electoral College vote in the process — failed in a lopsided 8-36 procedural vote in the state legislature, leaving the fate of the proposal in doubt.…
Also in today's Morning Jolt... this year, will Trump win four electoral votes in Nebraska, or five? https://t.co/uN7ybXOQKJ https://t.co/2XMUv7IKdm
Nebraska ‘Winner-Take-All’ https://t.co/tVXouxqWBW https://t.co/CPB7gFld1u
ELECTION: 48 states award electoral college votes in a winner take all system. Democrats are blocking attempts by Nebraska to normalize their voting system. https://t.co/m5YR0AhGMC
The GOP has suffered a big setback in an effort to make winning the potentially critical Nebraska electoral vote more likely. https://t.co/0OoeErxkzW
Nebraska GOP plan to deny Biden an electoral vote picks up momentum https://t.co/yJUpQw6tN8
The Biden campaign quietly reached out to Nebraska Democrats as the state considered changing how it allocates its electoral college votes The GOP effort was defeated - for now But if it later succeeds, it makes Biden’s path to 270 much more complicated https://t.co/T2cGCLVMLo
Nebraska's Republican Governor Jim Pillen has backed a bill that would change how Nebraska allocates Electoral College votes, moving to t... Read more: https://t.co/IM4BqzQXnM ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
BREAKING: Nebraska legislators block a late effort to change how the state allocates its Electoral College votes, despite public pressure from former President Trump to shift to a winner-take-all system that would likely benefit him in the fall. https://t.co/z3l7sd7Qii
If every state distributed its electoral votes like Nebraska, the electoral vote count would better match the national popular vote. But in the last two contests Trump would still have been advantaged — enough to win the presidency in 2016. https://t.co/rNEl55hYSj https://t.co/hTrDu9Lt82
Joe Biden won a single electoral vote in Nebraska in 2020 under the congressional district allocation system that state and Maine use. The GOP could make the Nebraska win impossible in 2024, which could be crucial to the outcome. https://t.co/o7PaDLhCTW
🚨BREAKING: Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell has officially switched parties from Democrat to Republican. https://t.co/9l3crgsUSq
Nebraska lawmakers vote against Trump-fueled push to change electoral vote system. The former president and Gov. Jim Pillen (R) threw their support behind a languishing proposal to potentially aid Trump in November, by @PatrickSvitek @michaelscherer https://t.co/AqEiF9KHT1
Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell has crossed party lines and today became a Republican. Why? Because the Democrats demanded he be pro-Abortion, despite being a Catholic. #AmericanAwakening https://t.co/9mjyOYueeC
Panicked Democrats Call Nebraska’s Winner-Take-All Electoral Vote Proposal a ‘Threat to Democracy’ https://t.co/iodwtgP5dr
The Trump-backed bid to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state goes up for a vote as an amendment to LB1300. And the vote FAILS 8-36. Republicans resoundingly reject the proposal that will likely go up for a vote again before this session finally ends.
Nebraska GOP's electoral vote plan is picking up momentum, @daveweigel reports on the latest https://t.co/MdDmlrDPOv
Nebraska Republicans mobilized to change how their state awards electoral votes, with key legislators in Lincoln endorsing the plan and Democrats scrambling to stop it. https://t.co/A0iOKTCRC7
Nebraska should be ‘Winner-Take-All’ for Electoral Votes just like every other state, except for Maine.. Get it done. https://t.co/Y474Px4oy2
Nebraska state lawmakers are confronting a late push to change the unusual way the state awards electoral votes after Donald Trump came out in support of a proposal that could boost Trump’s chances nationally in the electoral college in a very close race. https://t.co/yswF1EIakH
NEW: The Biden campaign has been quietly reaching out to Nebraska Democrats as the state considers changing how it allocates its electoral college votes The fate of the GOP push is unclear. But if it succeeds, it makes Biden’s path to 270 more complicated https://t.co/T2cGCLVMLo
Biden camp reaches out to Nebraska Dems as state considers denying president crucial vote https://t.co/Sq0lWYMcMn
From the Politics Desk: Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Jim Pillen have called on Nebraska’s Legislature to change the way the state awards its Electoral College votes. If the change occurs, it could determine the 2024 election. https://t.co/Qi1PmSJoJI
Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system: https://t.co/pELZTNvaqw
Nebraska Democrat Changes Party Registration to Republican https://t.co/Ir9u0HK36I
Multiple key lawmakers in Nebraska are pouring cold water on the prospect of passing a bill newly endorsed by former Pres. Trump and Gov. Jim Pillen that would change the state's system of awarding Electoral College votes. https://t.co/5Ip1efEFHn
Nebraska Gov. Backs 'Winner-Take-All' Bill That Would Strengthen Trump in Electoral College. Read more: https://t.co/IM4BqzQXnM Nebraska's Republican Governor Jim Pillen has backed a bill that would change how Nebraska alloca...
Oh, so Trump is a supporter of Nebraska giving him another electoral vote? That's a surprise. https://t.co/rNEl55hYSj
BREAKING: Sen. Ray Aguilar is the latest major Nebraska Republican to endorse switching the state to an electoral college winner-take-all model. Sen. Aguilar is on the Military Affairs Committee where LB 764 sits currently. I have also been informed that the bill will be brought… https://t.co/pQUfnBVWo7
A lone electoral vote in Nebraska could have a decisive impact on the 2024 presidential election. And that reality is now being seized upon by prominent Republicans. https://t.co/fdH17ypDKH
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen calls for ‘winner-take-all’ Electoral College system ahead of 2024 election https://t.co/UfOccUp6kM https://t.co/A0PduUXxjb
Nebraska Democrat switching to Republican is major victory for Trump https://t.co/rDIfjR4DSA https://t.co/XNvF0pVyos
Republican governor now wants to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state in Electoral College and take Omaha district out of play for Democratic presidential candidates. Candidate. https://t.co/YAE9pBp6SA
Donald Trump teams up with Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen to plot Electoral College move that could be devastating for Biden in the 2024 election https://t.co/eZ6JFEV9e0 https://t.co/wXd9PeESuu
Donald Trump Wants Nebraska to Allocate Its Electoral Votes on a Winner-Take-All Basis This Year https://t.co/YiWnjzpbCI
Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system https://t.co/k9jTTrQtTq
Hot take: Every state should move to Nebraska and Maine's system. Getting 50.1% of the actual votes but 100% of the electoral votes has never seemed right. https://t.co/Sy42Z2L1B2
Nebraska governor calls for 'winner-take-all' Electoral College system ahead of 2024 election https://t.co/1V5eMYPsMA
Nebraska GOP joining a rally next week in favor of changing how state rewards electoral votes - would take NE02 out of play for Biden https://t.co/gTMCiCDGdG
'WINNER-TAKE-ALL': Donald Trump praised Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen for supporting a "winner-take-all" system for the state's Electoral College votes, a switch that could help the former president gain an extra electoral vote in the November election. MORE: https://t.co/P5xEtLbvhr https://t.co/bfY6WjDi5U
Nebraska state lawmakers face Trump-fueled push to change electoral vote system https://t.co/Od6jzMRxUc
Nebraska state lawmakers face Trump-fueled push to change electoral vote system, via @PatrickSvitek @michaelscherer https://t.co/oTkS1lsjuZ
Very influential Senator Pete Ricketts, who is also the former Governor, has now issued a statement in support of changing Nebraska to a “winner-take-all” electoral college state, and to do it this legislative session in time for November. This is huge. Let’s keep pushing!! https://t.co/2GPSWFWE3W
🚨BREAKING: Nebraska's legislature now has a filibuster proof Republican majority as Senator Mike McDonnell switches parties from Democrat to Republican. https://t.co/i5vaf0cUMk
🚨Just in: Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell has changed his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. He cited that the Democratic Party punished him for being Pro-Life. Now Nebraska Republicans have the supermajority in the state senate legislator. https://t.co/fIAVTODCOj
Another Nebraskan chooses to #WalkAway! Welcome, Mike McDonnell! https://t.co/Cht5AKaNpz
The @NebraskaDems statement on Sen. McDonnell joining the Republican Party: "The Nebraska Democratic Party will continue to stand up for reproductive freedom and the human rights of the LGBTQ community. Our decision to censure Sen. McDonnell was never about him being a pro-life…
This is huge. Nebraska state senator switches from Democrat to Republican party this morning, giving republicans 33 senators and a filibuster proof majority. This will be incredibly important in the coming battle to fix the Nebraska electoral college quirk, that could win the… https://t.co/OeKhXvz6sM
Here's why a 'winner-take-all' system in Nebraska could have a significant impact on the 2024 election https://t.co/XbCZB7oZHH
Republicans now have a filibuster-proof majority in the Unicameral. Read my statement calling for Nebraska to pass winner-take-all and put one more electoral vote in the Republican column for 2024: https://t.co/AO3kArmZWX
🚨BREAKING: Nebraska's unicameral legislature now has a filibuster proof Republican majority as Sen. Mike McDonnell switches parties from Dem to Rep. This has massive implications for passing LB764, which would switch Nebraska to a winner-take-all electoral college state and… https://t.co/f1spATMdso
Nebraska governor backs winner-take-all system that tightens electoral math for Biden https://t.co/Qolbh5P406 https://t.co/Qolbh5P406
State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha said Wednesday that he is changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican because his anti-abortion views have not been respected by Nebraska Democrats. https://t.co/aMLjytq4sG
Nebraska’s Electoral Change Can Be The Key To President Trump’s Victory @charliekirk11 https://t.co/vGpzUwiEAO
BREAKING— Sen Mike McDonnell says he’s switching to become a Republican because his pro-life views and Catholic faith are ‘more important to me’ than being a Democrat. He was censured recently by @NebraskaDems for opposing abortion rights
Former President Trump and Nebraska Gov. Pillen are calling on the state’s legislature to change the way Nebraska doles out Electoral College votes. https://t.co/JZHqEP3pQG
McDonnell Switches Parties State Sen. Mike McDonnell tells NCN, “Today I am changing my party affiliation to Republican," adding the Democratic Party has "decided to punish me for being Pro-Life." So far no word on his future political plans.
Politico Playbook led with the Nebraska story this AM: "For President JOE BIDEN, it would take away what is currently his easiest path to 270: win the “blue wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, plus one electoral vote from metro Omaha." Panic ensues... https://t.co/N7YdbH4hB6
Trump supporting Nebraska governor seeking to make state elections 'winner-take-all' https://t.co/p0tWHLqE2y
Here’s Why Nebraska Could Cost Biden The Election https://t.co/uOUv9lOLJt https://t.co/kki7nZA63z
Renewed GOP effort in Nebraska to claw back the Omaha vote in the Electoral College? https://t.co/O0xWkJmrNV
Former President Trump lauded Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen for endorsing a “winner-take-all” system for the state’s Electoral College votes. Switching Nebraska’s vote count could help Trump gain an extra electoral college vote this November. https://t.co/BjZmzmqSdJ
Nebraska Governor Supports Legislation for Winner-Takes-All System – Will Award All Electoral Votes to Candidate Winning Highest Number of Votes in State via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/9N3vfgZRRh
MSNBC is panicking about Nebraska: “When you look at the map that one electoral vote really matters in the combination of other things. Then you need another state.” “The easiest pathway to victory has always been the midwestern three states combined with Nebraska.” BOOM! https://t.co/uNRD9qvLhT
Joe Biden suddenly needs to care about Nebraska https://t.co/idIVQWLtAq https://t.co/rutV6t9e81
JUST IN — Trump doubled down on his support for moving Nebraska to a winner-take-all electoral college state. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/NzUSneDE3M
Governor Jim Pillen of Nebraska, a very smart and popular Governor, who has done some really great things, came out today with a very strong letter in support of returning Nebraska’s Electoral Votes to a Winner-Take-All System. Most Nebraskans have wanted to go back to this… https://t.co/qhFGUKNbqH
Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen endorsed legislation that would take Omaha’s potentially decisive electoral vote out of play for Democrats. https://t.co/s5PkoWBi5S
Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen endorsed a bill today that would restore the state to a winner-take-all electoral vote; Biden had carried the swingy 2nd district in 2020. Started w a Charlie Kirk post! NE Dems say they're not worried. https://t.co/2Svh4AgJ3z
Trump and Nebraska's governor are pushing to change state law to deny Biden a crucial electoral vote — one that could break a highly plausible 269-269 tie. But Dems there also tell @daveweigel they're skeptical it has a real chance of passing. https://t.co/R1xbSFzqi3
Join us in Omaha for the @TPAction_ WIN EVERY VOTE RALLY next week in support of moving Nebraska to a winner-take-all electoral college state. Register at https://t.co/QsfYBNmJpo Let's go!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/c5PHKyTXk0
Gov. Jim Pillen will sign proposed bill making Nebraska winner-take-all for electoral votes after Charlie Kirk awareness campaign https://t.co/q9oorWrHmy https://t.co/q9oorWrHmy
🚨BREAKING: President Trump gets behind changing Nebraska's electoral vote rules to a winner-take-all state. Time for the legislature to act! https://t.co/g7hktJzfHL
🚨HUGE UPDATE: Republican Governor Jim Pillen has responded to our call for the great state of Nebraska to return to an electoral college winner-take-all model and promises to sign the bill if sent to his desk! A big thank you to The Charlie Kirk Show audience and everyone who… https://t.co/JHKG3ldTzv https://t.co/EVWER3ZARF
Even though Nebraska is a red state, they have a flawed voting system that allows Democrats to keep winning. In Nebraska, electoral votes are awarded per Congressional Districts, as opposed to Winner Takes All. Thanks to this system, Obama won in 2008, Biden won in 2020, and…
Big thanks to @TeamPillen, who has publicly given his support to LB764, which would make Nebraska’s electoral votes winner-take-all again. Now we need to keep the pressure up on Nebraska’s senators to make sure they get this done. https://t.co/F0E9rV5DJr
Suppose Donald Trump flips Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada next fall, as current polls all show him doing. Would he win the presidency? Not quite. In fact, if Trump flips those three states and no others, he loses by exactly ONE electoral vote. Why? Nebraska. Despite being one of…