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ROOKE: If State GOP’s Plan Works, Harris’s Path To Victory Becomes Road To Hell

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20.09.2024

Vice President Kamala Harris needs all the Electoral College votes she can get, but one ruby-red state plans to make it harder for her to earn theirs.

Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their Electoral College votes. In April, the Nebraska GOP proposed ending the practice, which could be a game changer for former President Donald Trump.

Nebraska elects Senators and Governors based on the vote of the entire state. We should speak with a unified voice in presidential elections as well. Winner-take-all is how Nebraska can have a maximum impact. pic.twitter.com/I98oZqBQBb

— Senator Pete Ricketts (@SenatorRicketts) September 20, 2024

Traditionally, two of Maine’s four electoral votes go to the statewide winner (typically the Democrat), and one electoral vote goes to the winner in the two congressional districts (one for the Democrat and one for the Republican). Similarly, in Nebraska, two of five electoral votes go to the statewide vote winner (almost always the Republican), and one electoral vote goes to the winner in each of Nebraska’s three congressional districts, which typically goes 2-1 Republican. (ROOKE: Biden’s Problem Just Turned Into Harris’s Election Nightmare)

At the time, Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said he was open to making his state’s presidential contest a........

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