Maine's House Majority Leader has vowed to fight any move by Nebraska's Republican governor to give Trump the state's only divisive electoral vote.
Politico reported:
State Assembly Majority Leader Maureen Terry said in a statement Friday that if Nebraska's Republican governor signs a bill that would make the state winner-take-all, the Democratic-controlled Legislature would „take steps to restore fairness.“ We will have no choice but to act.“ 2024 election.
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„Maine voters and voters in Maine's 2nd Congressional District value independence, but they also value fairness and following the rules,“ Terry said. „If Nebraska's Republican governor and Republican-controlled legislature were to change the election system this late in the election cycle to unfairly award additional electoral votes to Donald Trump, the Maine Legislature would We will be forced to act to restore fairness to our electoral system.“
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Both Maine and Nebraska currently split their Electoral College votes. Biden is likely to win votes in Nebraska, and Trump is likely to win votes in Maine. If Nebraska changes to winner-take-all, Maine will likely do the same to prevent Trump from stealing its electoral votes.
Electoral College map politics are already playing out across the United States, as both parties expect the presidential election to be decided by close margins. The only thing that hasn't changed is that Donald Trump knows he can't win a free and fair election, so he's always scheming to change the rules to cheat his way to victory. is.
Trump has been pushing for change in Nebraska for at least the last year, but Maine is poised to block his attempts to sneak back into power through Nebraska.
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