Graham says he’s hopeful Nebraska will flip to winner-take-all electoral system
- Nebraska lawmakers are urged to shift to a winner-take-all electoral system for the upcoming November election, following a meeting with Gov. Jim Pillen and Senator Lindsey Graham.
- Senator Lindsey Graham emphasized the competitiveness of the election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, according to state Senator Loren Lippincott.
- Despite the push, lawmakers still lack sufficient support, with Lippincott stating they are "approximately two—maybe three—votes short" of the needed majority.
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Graham says he’s hopeful Nebraska will flip to winner-take-all electoral system
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) voiced his support for Nebraska Republican’s effort to flip the state’s way of distributing Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all electoral system.
Nebraska lawmakers face renewed pressure to back winner-take-all election system
Nebraska lawmakers are facing last-minute pressure to replace the state's unique presidential electoral system with a winner-take-all model backed by former President Donald Trump.
'This is a dangerous game': Lawmakers push for a winner-take-all system for Nebraska's electoral votes
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Republican lawmakers are seeking a change to how Nebraska’s electoral votes are awarded. Gov. Jim Pillen is pushing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Currently, Nebraska’s five electoral college votes are split between the state’s three congressional districts. And Sen. Pete Ricketts said now is a good time to change that. “We tried several times when...
Winner-take-all push in Nebraska gets help from Gov. Jim Pillen, US Sen. Lindsey Graham, Trump
The Nebraska Governor’s Mansion in January 2022 in Lincoln, Neb. Rebecca S. Gratz for Nebraska ExaminerThis story first appeared in the Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN, Neb. — The national Republican push to help former President Donald Trump win all five of Nebraska’s Electoral College votes is ramping up again, and this time it might work. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, on Wednesday hosted two dozen state senators at the Governor’s Mansion…
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