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From Fox News: The Republican Party’s efforts to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for former President Trump could be jeopardized after a state lawmaker refused to throw his support behind an initiative to change how the state allocates its electoral votes.
Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell, a former Democrat from Omaha who switched his party to Republican this year, issued a statement Monday about his opposition to awarding that state’s five electoral votes as a winner-take-all, like 48 other states currently do.
Maine and Nebraska are the only two states that give two electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide and one to the winner in each congressional district.
“Elections should be an opportunity for all voters to be heard, no matter who they are, where they live, or what party they support,” McDonnell’s statement read. “For decades, Nebraska has tried to live up to that ideal by allocating our electoral college votes in a way that gives all Nebraskans an equal voice in choosing our President. For Omaha, the city I love and have called home for 58 years, it brings tremendous national attention, is impactful on our local economy and forces Presidential candidates to make their case to all Nebraskans, instead of just flying over and disregarding us.”
McDonnell announced in April that he was leaving the Democrat Party and switching to Republican. Now he has just made a move that has left Democrats cheering.
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… pic.twitter.com/tnKbdfkAR7
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 4, 2024
Trump released the following statement on his Truth Social page Monday afternoon:
I would like to thank Governor Jim Pillen of Nebraska for trying to help the Republican Party simplify the complexity of the State’s Electoral Map. It would have been better, and far less expensive, for everyone!
Unfortunately, a Democrat turned Republican(?) State Senator named Mike McDonnell decided, for no reason whatsoever, to get in the way of a great Republican, common sense, victory. Just another “Grandstander!” Who knows, perhaps one of the others two Republicans that were a “NO” Vote will change their minds.
In the meantime, thank you to Governor Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert (“I always preferred a winner take all allocation of Nebraska’s Electoral Votes!) for their hard work and effort. I LOVE OMAHA, and won it in 2016. Looks like I’ll have to do it again!!!
Key Nebraska senator on winner take all change: “After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change”https://t.co/JRjuYeQNKY
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) September 23, 2024
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