NE Gov Surrenders On Bid On Change Electoral System

September 24, 2024 Republicans, Trump cultists

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen put the effort to reform the Cornhusker state’s allocation of electoral votes to rest Tuesday, confirming he has no plans to call a special session before the November election.

ointing to state Sen. Mike McDonnell’s (R) announcement that he would not join the Republican push, Pillen said the effort could not reach the 33-member threshold needed to overcome a filibuster.

“Given everything at stake for Nebraska and our country, we have left every inch on the field to get this done,” the Republican governor said in a statement, calling McDonnell’s refusal to vote for a winner-take-all system “profoundly disappointing.”

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Nebraska governor says GOP effort to change state’s electoral votes to help Trump is dead https://t.co/6465r2KWQg via @politico

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