The Maine Home majority chief is vowing to counter any transfer by the Republican governor of Nebraska that may give Trump the state’s lone cut up electoral school vote.
Politico reported:
The state Home majority chief, Maureen Terry, stated in a press release on Friday that the Democratic-controlled Legislature would “be compelled to behave so as to restore equity,” ought to Nebraska’s Republican governor signal laws that made the state a winner-take-all election in 2024.
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“Voters in Maine and voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District worth their independence, however in addition they worth equity and taking part in by the foundations,” Terry stated. “If Nebraska’s Republican governor and Republican-controlled Legislature had been to vary their electoral system this late within the cycle so as to unfairly award Donald Trump a further electoral vote, I feel the Maine Legislature can be compelled to behave so as to restore equity to our nation’s electoral system.”
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Each Maine and Nebraska presently cut up their Electoral School votes. Biden is probably going decide up a vote in Nebraska and Trump is prone to decide up a vote in Maine. If Nebraska modifications to winner take all, Maine will do the identical to maintain Trump from stealing an Electoral School vote.
Presidential Electoral School map politics are already taking part in out throughout the nation as each events anticipate a intently determined presidential race. The one fixed is that Donald Trump is aware of that he can’t win a free and honest election, so he’s continually attempting to sport and alter the foundations so as to cheat his technique to victory.
Trump has been pushing for the change in Nebraska since at the least final 12 months, however Maine is able to block any Trump transfer to sneak again into energy by means of Nebraska.
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