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Maine Democrats, Electoral College and Nebraska

Republicans are trying to make a last-minute change to the Electoral College to make it easier for Trump to win

If Republicans are successful, the traditional "blue wall" states would no longer be enough to win Kamala Harris the presidency.

NBC News on MSN · 12h

Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts

As the Trump campaign pressures Nebraska Republicans for a change that would net him an electoral vote, state law in Maine would block Democrats from making a counter-move.

Truthout · 13h

2 Republican States May Manipulate Electoral College Outcome to Favor Trump

Two Republican-led states are demonstrating how the Electoral College can be gamed, in more ways than most voters realize (and even in the middle of a campaign season), in order for state lawmakers to boost their preferred presidential candidate — in this case, Donald Trump.

Nebraska GOP Might Take An Electoral Vote

The Washington Post on MSN · 10h

Trump ramps up push for Nebraska to change electoral vote allocation

Nebraska is one of two states that award some of its electoral votes by congressional district. A vote from the Omaha area is part of Harris’s easiest path to victory.

HuffPost on MSN · 12h

In Late Push To Help Trump, Nebraska GOP Might Take An Electoral Vote Away From Kamala Harris

Trump's allies want the state to move to a winner-take-all system for its Electoral College votes to make it harder for Harris to win.

The Guardian on MSN · 1d

Republicans push for pro-Trump Nebraska voting change; Biden touts economic recovery – US politics live

State’s all-Republican congressional delegation seeks to change how electoral college votes are awarded – which would be likely to benefit Trump

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What is the Electoral College? How Pa will decide who becomes president

The Electoral College is a group of people chosen by each state who formally elect the President and Vice President of the ...

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Electoral College Map Hands Kamala Harris Third State in a Row

New Hampshire carries four Electoral College votes, Minnesota 10 and Virginia 13. The latest update means Harris currently ...

PBS9h

America’s Electoral College: Six Surprising Facts About the Who and How

Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.

Mother Jones9h

Trump’s Electoral College Power Play in Nebraska Is a Troubling Sign of Things to Come

Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the 2020 presidential election, Joe ...

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Nate Silver Issues 'Good News' for Kamala Harris on Electoral College Chances

Nate Silver, the statistician and founder of polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight, issued good news for Vice President Kamala ...

Mississippi Valley Publishing50m

The Electoral College sucks

Half a century ago, the famed presidential biographer James MacGregor Burns voiced this warning about the Electoral College: “It’s a game of Russian roulette, and one of these days we ...