{"id":2212834,"date":"2024-04-04T09:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-handed-shadow-loss-with-electoral-college-change-in-key-state-batted-down-for-now\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T09:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:20:41","slug":"trump-handed-shadow-loss-with-electoral-college-change-in-key-state-batted-down-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-handed-shadow-loss-with-electoral-college-change-in-key-state-batted-down-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Electoral College change in key state quashed, shadow loss avoided (for now)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-handed-shadow-loss-with-electoral-college-change-in-key-state-batted-down-for-now%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2212834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lawmakers in Nebraska rejected a proposal to switch to a &#8220;winner-take-all&#8221; system for awarding electoral\u200d votes. Nebraska currently assigns electoral votes\u2064 by popular vote in each congressional \u200bdistrict, with two statewide electors.\u200b Despite\u2062 support \u200dfor change from \u2063Gov. Jim Pillen, the state Senate voted down the proposal 36-9. Republican state \u200cSen. Julie Slama introduced the amendment. Based on the provided\u2062 web search results, here are comprehensive replies to the query regarding Nebraska lawmakers rejecting \u200dthe proposal for a &#8220;winner-take-all&#8221; system for awarding electoral\u200c votes:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u2062Gov. Jim \u2063Pillen &#038; \u200bDonald Trump&#8217;s Support:<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump\u2064 supports\u2063 Gov. Jim\u200c Pillen&#8217;s efforts to revise how Nebraska allocates electoral college votes. Trump endorses Pillen&#8217;s push for change in Nebraska&#8217;s electoral voting system, favoring\u200c a \u200c&#8221;winner-take-all&#8221; \u200dapproach. The collaboration aims to alter the existing electoral vote distribution method.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u200c [Nebraska Jim Pillen voices support of winner-take-all bill &#8211; URL](https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/article\/nebraska-jim-pillen-trump-support-winner-take-all-bill\/60386146)<\/p>\n<p>2. Legislative Decision:<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 support from Gov. Jim Pillen, Nebraska legislators, including\u2063 the \u200cstate Senate, voted against the proposal to switch to a &#8220;winner-take-all&#8221;\u200d system for electoral votes. Senator Julie Slama&#8217;s introduced amendment was rejected, maintaining Nebraska&#8217;s current practice \u200bof assigning electoral votes based on popular votes in congressional districts.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u2064 [Nebraska legislators buck Trump by blocking Electoral &#8211; URL](https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/nebraska-legislators-buck-trump-blocking-052020750.html)<\/p>\n<p>I hope these details provide a clear\u2062 overview of the situation surrounding Nebraska&#8217;s rejection of the proposed electoral vote \u2064system change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lawmakers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nebraska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nebraska\">Nebraska<\/a> rejected an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2951153\/nebraska-governor-backs-system-tightens-electoral-math-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nebraska\">attempt<\/a> to change the way the state awards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electoral-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nebraska\">electoral votes<\/a> to a \u201cwinner-take-all\u201d system on Wednesday night, but the sponsor of the effort said he intends to try again before the legislative session ends.<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska allocates its electoral votes based on a popular vote in each congressional district with two at-large electors who mirror the popular vote of the entire state, being the only state alongside Maine to do so. Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) announced his support to change the system on Tuesday, but the state Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/FloorDocs\/108\/PDF\/Journal\/r2journal.pdf#page=1482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"voted down\">voted down<\/a> the proposal 36-9 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Julie Slama brought the proposal to change the system via an amendment to another bill, saying she wanted to get each senator on the record on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the recent interest on this issue, it\u2019s incumbent that the NE Legislature finally take a full vote. Whether it passes or fails, we\u2019ll get everyone on the record,\u201d Slama said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorSlama\/status\/1775612667274637479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on X before the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Loren Lippincott, who sponsored the original bill to change the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asanderford\/status\/1775706203030421672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Nebraska Examiner<\/em> on Wednesday that he would try to get another vote on the proposal via an amendment to LB 541 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s legislative session ends on April 18, meaning the timetable to change the procedure before the 2024 election would have to happen quickly.<\/p>\n<p>For much of the time Nebraska has had its current system in place, it has usually allocated all of its electoral votes to Republicans, but it has split its electoral votes twice. The two times came when the 2nd Congressional District, which has traditionally been a swing district, voted for Democratic candidates in 2008 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the state changed to a winner-take-all system, it would likely cost President Joe Biden and give former President Donald Trump an electoral vote in the 2024 election, which is expected to be a tight contest.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>CookPoliticalReport<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rated\">rated<\/a> Nebraska and the state\u2019s 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts as \u201csafe Republican\u201d for the presidential race, while the state\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, worth one electoral vote, is rated as \u201clikely Democrat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska lawmakers blocked a proposal to switch to a &#8220;winner-take-all&#8221; electoral vote system. The sponsor plans to reintroduce the bill before the legislative session closes. 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