Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is calling on Nebraska Republicans to put pressure on state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes.
New Insider Deals are here, and you’re going to love them!Conservative activist Charlie Kirk takes the stage before a rally held by the Nebraska Republican Party calling on Nebraska to switch to a winner-take-all method of awarding Electoral College votes ahead of this year's hotly contested presidential election, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Omaha, Neb.
Their target is the state’s atypical system of splitting its five presidential electoral votes. Two are statewide votes, but the other three are tied to the state's three congressional districts and go to whichever candidate wins the popular vote in that district. Maine is the only other state to split its electoral votes; the 48 other states award all of their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins statewide.
The issue gained national attention when Kirk urged his followers to call Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s office to urge the state to adopt a winner-take-all approach this year. Five hours later, Pillen issued a statement calling on the Nebraska Legislature to pass a bill currently stalled in committee that would change Nebraska to a winner-take-all state.
“I had a very promising phone call with somebody in the governor’s office today, and they are committed to getting into a special session to get this to happen,” Kirk said. But Omaha Sen. Mike McDonnell — who switched parties last week from Democrat to Republican — told the Nebraska Examiner that he won't vote for a winner-take-all system.
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