Republican members of Congress from Nebraska in a Wednesday letter called on their state to apportion all of its five electoral votes to the popular vote winner of the presidential election in the
The South Carolina senator wants the governor to call a special session to put forward legislation that would make Nebraska a winner-take-all state in the Electoral College.
Why it matters: Nebraska and Maine are the only states that don't apportion votes on a winner-take-all basis. Vice President Kamala Harris looks likely to pick up the swing congressional district around Omaha — a single electoral vote which could prove decisive depending on how other swing states break down.
The Survey USA poll also suggested that undecided voters, who accounted for about 20% of survey respondents, may be friendlier to Osborn than to Fischer. In the poll's crosstabs, 20% of those undecided voters supported President Biden in 2020, while only 10% supported former President Donald Trump.
Other national Republicans, such as former President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), have also called for a change.
Dan Osborn, the independent running a long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), has praised Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to supporters despite trying to distance himself from Democrats and far-left figures in a Trump-dominated state.
Voters in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District will get another chance to see Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and Democratic State Sen. Tony Vargas debate. Nebraska Public Media announced Wednesday that the candidates would join a debate aired and streamed live at 8 p.
With just under two months until Election Day, Nebraskans still have plenty of time before the voter registration deadline.
In a letter to Pillen and Speaker John Arch, Congressman Mike Flood, Sen. Deb Fischer, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Congressman Don Bacon and Congressman Adrian Smith all urge to turn Nebraska to a "winner-tak
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Deadlines are approaching soon to register to vote, to ask for an early ballot, to return that ballot, to vote early in person, to update registration for the 2024 election.
Nebraska law prohibits abortion after 12 weeks, with some exceptions. One measure would effectively undo that law, while the other would codify it in the state’s constitution.