State Sen. Mike McDonnell deflates GOP hopes for Nebraska winner-take-all in 2024
The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into political reality Monday as a key lawmaker, state Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won’t support the change.
A state senator has thwarted a GOP effort to lock down all of Nebraska's electoral votes for Trump
Nebraska is one of 9 states that Republican candidates have carried in every presidential election since 1964, but it hasn’t had a winner-take-all rule since 1991.
Nebraska Senator Mike McDonnell will not vote for winner-take-all electoral college system
In a statement issued Monday, Nebraska Senator Mike McDonnell said he would not vote for a proposed winner-take-all system for Nebraska’s electoral votes.
A GOP push to change how Nebraska awards its electoral votes appears to have stalled
Republicans have sought to have the state switch to a winner-take-all system. The change would block one of Vice President Harris' main paths to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
Republican effort to bundle Nebraska’s electoral votes hits roadblock
(CN) — A move by the Donald Trump campaign to bundle together Nebraska's five electoral votes has hit an unlikely roadblock: a Republican state senator who now says he opposes the change.
Nebraska state senator puts the kibosh on change to winner-take-all
State Sen. Mike McDonnell said Monday that he doesn't support changing how Nebraska allocates its electoral votes before the election.
Key Nebraska Republican opposes Trump effort to change state's electoral vote process
A growing Republican effort to switch Nebraska's electoral process to winner-take-all hit a major snag on Monday after a key state lawmaker came out in opposition.
Senator Mike McDonnell releases statement on winner take all
Senator Mike McDonnell has released a statement today regarding his opposition winner take all in Nebraska:Elections should be an opportunity for all voters to
Sen. Mike McDonnell says he’s a no on winner-take-all ’as of today’
Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha acknowledged Thursday through a spokesman that he discussed on Wednesday the future of how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes. McDonnell was among two dozen Republican state senators who met in Lincoln with Gov.
Nebraska Republican torches party's hopes for extra electoral vote
A GOP-led effort to move Nebraska to a winner-take-all electoral college system was dealt another blow Monday as state Sen. Mike McDonnell (R) said he wouldn't support the change. Why it matters: McDonnell's announcement makes the likelihood of Republicans generating enough votes for the measure very unlikely,
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 ...
Trump-led attempt to pick up Nebraska electoral point halted by state lawmaker
A last-minute GOP effort to award all of Nebraska's five electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis has been thwarted by a ...
Key Nebraska Republican comes out against Electoral College rule change
Republicans have been dealt a major blow in their efforts to overhaul Nebraska’s Electoral College system, a move that could ...
One person hospitalized after motorcycle crash in southeast Lincoln
The Lincoln Police Department is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on Saturday just after 12 p.m. near 33rd ...