Key Nebraska GOP Rep Opposes Electoral Change

NBC News reports:

A Nebraska Republican state lawmaker said Monday that he remains opposed to switching how the state allocates its electoral votes — a blow to former President Donald Trump and his allies, who are seeking the change in a bid for an extra electoral vote this fall.

“After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change,” state Sen. Mike McDonnell wrote in a letter obtained by NBC News.

State lawmakers told the Nebraska Examiner last week that they estimated that the change had the support of 30 or 31 state senators, meaning they remained two to three votes short. McDonnell had been one of them.

Read the full article. McConnell just switched parties a few months ago after state Democrats censured him “for his votes enabling passage of a stricter abortion ban and limits on gender-affirming care.”

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