Staff Reports
The Democrats in Nebraska are freaking out about a Republican proposal to change the state’s electoral vote system. They’re crying “threat to democracy” and trembling at the mere thought of it. The proposal – to switch back to a winner-take-all electoral vote system – is driving the Democrats up the wall, despite the fact that almost all other states already use this method. Oh, the drama!
Panicked Democrats Call Nebraska’s Winner-Take-All Electoral Vote Proposal a ‘Threat to Democracy’ https://t.co/iodwtgP5dr
— Ben Owen (@hrkbenowen) April 4, 2024
Here’s the scoop: State Senator Mike McDonnell recently switched from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP a filibuster-proof majority. With this newfound power, the Republicans are eyeing a change to the current split electoral vote system, which grants two electoral votes to the state popular vote winner and one to the winner in each congressional district.
In the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump won the popular vote in Nebraska, but only snagged five out of six electoral votes. Poor Trump! The proposed winner-take-all system would have given him all the electoral votes – but of course, the Democrats are having none of it. They’re panicking at the thought of Trump gaining that extra electoral vote, which could potentially tip the scales in his favor during a close election.
The Democrats are going bonkers over this proposal. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Communications Director, Abhi Rahman, accused the Republicans of all sorts of shenanigans, claiming they’re engaging in “anti-democratic extremism” and trying to make it easier for Trump to win all the electoral votes. Sweet mercy, can you believe it?
But wait, there’s more! Democratic State Senator Wendy DeBoer is throwing a fit and claiming that the Republicans are trying to rush the bill through before the legislative session ends, calling it a “complete distortion of all our rules.” Oh, the horror!
Now, the Republicans are scrambling to push this proposal through before the legislative session wraps up on April 18. Will they succeed? Only time will tell in this political soap opera. Stay tuned for more dramatic twists and turns in the ongoing battle between the two parties. It’s politics at its finest, folks!
