{"id":2212871,"date":"2024-04-04T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-proposal-could-thwart-bidens-easiest-path-to-victory-if-republicans-pass-it-in-time\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:08:40","slug":"nebraska-proposal-could-thwart-bidens-easiest-path-to-victory-if-republicans-pass-it-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-proposal-could-thwart-bidens-easiest-path-to-victory-if-republicans-pass-it-in-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Proposal May Block Biden&#8217;s Simplest Route to Victory if Republicans Enact It Promptly"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnebraska-proposal-could-thwart-bidens-easiest-path-to-victory-if-republicans-pass-it-in-time%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=2212871&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>The proposed \u200cNebraska \u2062bill could\u2062 hinder Biden&#8217;s electoral strategy by repealing a \u200claw that divides the state&#8217;s Electoral College\u200d votes. Time constraints pose a\u200c challenge\u2064 for Republicans to pass \u2063LB\u200c 764 before\u2064 the legislative session ends. Efforts to \u2064expedite the\u2063 bill face obstacles within the legislative process, indicating\u200c a potential roadblock in impacting electoral outcomes. **Response:**<\/p>\n<p>The proposed Nebraska\u2063 bill could significantly impact the electoral \u2062landscape by\u2062 potentially \u2064influencing\u2062 how Electoral College\u200d votes \u200dare allocated. It aims to change the current system, which\u200c could have implications for the 2024 presidential race. Republicans are facing a race against time to pass the bill, LB 764, before the legislative session concludes. Despite challenges\u2064 in expediting \u200cthe bill within the legislative process, its potential passage could reshape\u2064 electoral strategies and\u200b outcomes in Nebraska.  <\/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<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A proposed Nebraska bill would cut off one of Biden\u2019s easiest pathways to 270 electoral votes, but Republicans face an uphill battle to get the proposal passed before the looming end of the legislative session. <\/p>\n<p>A proposal known as LB 764 would repeal a 1991 state law that splits the state\u2019s five Electoral College votes based on how each candidate performs in the state\u2019s three congressional districts. The law has twice sent one of Nebraska\u2019s electoral votes to a Democrat presidential candidate thanks to the 2nd District, which contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2020-election\/results\/nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omaha<\/a>. The 2nd District voted for Biden in 2020 and for Obama in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska\u2019s split vote could end up being crucial. If Biden were to win Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin but lose Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona, for example, he could still reach 270 \u2014 so long as he received one of Nebraska\u2019s electoral votes. <\/p>\n<p>Biden campaign officials have privately spoken with state Democrats about the possibility of the legislation passing, according to Politico. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the map, that one electoral vote really matters in combination with other things,\u201d Jim Messina, who helped run Barack Obama\u2019s reelection campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/03\/biden-nebraska-electoral-college-00150485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> the outlet. \u201cThe easiest pathway to victory has always been the three Midwestern states plus Nebraska. They\u2019d have to find something else too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislative session officially ends April 18 but there are just five working days left in session, and fewer days than that to get the bill before the full legislature, according to Politico. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy staff and I are doing everything we can to seek options for getting this to the finish line,\u201d State Sen. Loren Lippincott, the bill\u2019s sponsor, said in a statement to Politico, although he called the tight time frame \u201climiting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Arch, the speaker of the legislature, said he could not schedule the bill for a vote in the legislature since it\u2019s still in committee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/03\/politics\/trump-allies-nebraska-electoral-votes\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Nebraska Unicameral, we have a process,\u201d Arch reportedly said. \u201cIt includes bill introduction, a committee hearing on every bill and the prioritization of the session\u2019s agenda by the committees and individual members of the Legislature. LB 764 was not prioritized and remains in committee. I\u2019m not able to schedule a bill that is still in committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, Republican State Sen. Julie Slama <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorSlama\/status\/1775612667274637479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempted<\/a> to pass the proposal \u201cas an amendment to the last Government Committee Bill on General File (LB 1300).\u201d The amendment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2024\/04\/03\/nebraska-lawmakers-pushing-consolidate-states-electoral-college-votes\/\">failed<\/a>, and Slama <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorSlama\/status\/1775704746650751242?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">predicted<\/a> afterward that the proposal \u201cwon\u2019t come up for a vote again\u201d because \u201cthere are no vehicles on which it could attach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nebraska Examiner, however, reported late Wednesday night that Lippincott \u201csaid he intends to try again Thursday by amending his proposal into LB 541,\u201d a bill by State Sen. John Lowe that \u201cwould make elections for public power boards partisan.\u201d Lowe \u201csaid he was willing to work with Lippincott\u201d and Arch indicated he \u201cwould schedule the bill if Lowe tells him it is ready and asks him to do so,\u201d according to the Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jim Pillen expressed his support of the legislation in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a strong supporter of Senator Lippincott\u2019s winner-take-all bill (LB 764) and have been from the start. It would bring Nebraska into line with 48 of our fellow states, better reflect the founders\u2019 intent, and ensure our state speaks with one unified voice in presidential elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI call upon fellow Republicans in the Legislature to pass this bill to my desk so I can sign it into law,\u201d Pollen continued. <\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts appeared hopeful that Republicans would be able to pass the legislation after Mike McDonnell switched party affiliations from Democrat to Republican, creating a Republican filibuster-proof majority. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republicans now have a filibuster-proof majority in the Unicameral. Read my statement calling for Nebraska to pass winner-take-all and put one more electoral vote in the Republican column for 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AO3kArmZWX\">pic.twitter.com\/AO3kArmZWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Ricketts (@PeteRicketts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteRicketts\/status\/1775573185531896164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But McDonnell told Politico in a statement he would not vote to change \u201cthe electoral vote structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska&#8217;s proposed bill jeopardizes Biden&#8217;s electoral path to 270 votes. Republicans strive to pass LB 764, aiming to repeal a vital 1991 law dividing the state&#8217;s Electoral College votes. 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