This means that it’s possible for the Harris to win the congressional district including Omaha, and thereby obtain one electoral vote. If this happens, and she wins the Blue Wall states, she gets to 270 electoral votes and wins the election.
Every state should allocate its delegates proportionally to how its citizens voted. It’s the most democratic approach. If just a few (5 to 8 key states) states did this, it would be very unlikely for mismatches between the electoral college and popular vote.
It has a first-mover problem: the states which do it effectively hand the presidency to the party that a majority of their residents don’t want to hold power.
That’s why the national popular vote interstate compact is built the way it is.
Surprise surprise, no red states in that compact unless I overlooked something. GOP being against the popular vote winner becoming President? Say it isn’t so!
Add Texas and Florida to that list and we’re getting somewhere.
That’s how fptp works regardless tho
McDonnell is the former Democratic Senator (labor guy, socially conservative) who switched from D to R earlier this year.
He represents a 60% Biden/48% minority district in the legislature, and wants to run for Mayor in blue Omaha. There is zero political upside for him to support this.
Without his vote, the Republicans can’t pass it.
If this entire election banks on one guy holding strong, I don’t feel good.
Not necessarily. Nebraska’s single split electoral vote also only determines winner or tie in some election maps. If WI + MI +PA go blue and at least one of NV, AZ, GA or NC it would push it above that
There are some other hold outs as well in the Nebraska legislature as well
Yeah, but if it goes exactly as the polls show now, this one guy could determine the election. If the polls look the exact same on November 1st, this one person could determine the election.
labor guy
switched from D to R
Does not compute.
He opposes abortion rights, so can’t win as a democrat.
Sounds a bit like Mayor Adams in NYC. He’s still D but everything he does reeks of Republican BS
So, he’s not doing this because it’s the right thing to do, he’s doing it because it might hurt his chance to become mayor. Figures. But… yay! I guess
I hope this guy has some good police protection.
Tbh I hope this guy has some good non-police protection, considering the predilections of most law enforcement people in the country. They tend to swing pretty hard right, statistically.
It seems like his current political aspiration is to be Mayor of Omaha. I don’t think you get that gig without being on the good side of the local cops.
Blue wall?
Based on the phrasing,
CA, NY, WA, OR, CO, NM, IL?
That’s 138. What am I missing?
About 132
I meant what states but thank you
Basically the entire East Coast.
