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Nebraska Won't Change Electoral Vote Distribution Process
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Above: Jim Pillen, governor of Nebraska, left, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Image copyright: Al Drago/Contributor/ Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Facts
Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday said a proposal to allocate the state's five electoral votes in a winner-take-all manner lacked the two-thirds majority it would need to pass the legislature ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
This comes after Republican state Sen. Mike McDonell said on Monday that he would not support the measure if Pillen called a special legislative session to vote on altering how the state distributes its electoral votes.
The Spin
Republican narrative
McDonnell, a former Democratic who recently switched to Republican, may be showing his true colors with this act of disloyalty. There is a lot at stake in this election, and Nebraska must speak with one voice when it comes to its electoral votes. There's still a chance the governor will have the necessary votes before Election Day.
Democratic narrative
McDonnell spoiled the Republicans' plot to steer all the state's votes to Trump. But don't expect Republicans to stop trying to steal the vote rather than earn it, because Trump has gone off this playbook before — naming and shaming people he thought were disloyal after he lost the 2020 election.
