Tag: electoral
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Kamala Harris may have locked down her first electoral vote this week
The war for the first battleground electoral vote may have been decided this week before a single ballot was cast. The weapons of choice: private polls. The likely winner: Vice President Kamala Harris. In a wild election season that has featured Democrats substituting Harris for President Joe Biden at the top of their ticket —…
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In a blow to Trump, Nebraska governor won’t call a special session to change state’s electoral votes
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday he will not call a special legislative session to change how the state allocates its electoral votes, dashing Republican hopes that the switch could happen before November. Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been pushing state lawmakers to switch to a winner-take-all system, in which the presidential…
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A bid to change the electoral math hits a roadblock: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, our team breaks down a key Nebraska state senator’s decision to stand in the way of a Trump-backed…
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Key Nebraska Republican opposes changing how the state awards electoral votes, blocking Trump push
A Nebraska Republican state lawmaker said Monday that he remains opposed to switching how the state allocates its electoral votes, effectively blocking a bid by President Donald Trump and his allies to change the system in search of an extra electoral vote this fall. Trump allies have pushed for a special legislative session intended for…
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Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote this fall, their Democratic counterparts in Maine have little recourse to even the score. The only two states that award Electoral College votes by congressional district, Republican-leaning Nebraska and Democratic-leaning Maine, play unusual roles in…
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Lindsey Graham visits Nebraska to push for electoral vote change
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session…