Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike McDonnell said on CNN on Tuesday that Nebraska's current election system forces candidates to “spend money” and “work” to get out the vote.
McDonnell announced Monday that he would be the only Republican state senator to oppose changes to the state's election system, which currently awards one electoral vote per district and two votes to the presidential candidate who wins the state. McDonnell praised the system on “Erin Burnett Outfront,” noting that both Democratic and Republican candidates have won there over the years after being asked by CNN's Erin Burnett whether he thought former President Donald Trump could win in Omaha, Nebraska. (Related: CNN's Harry Enten says presidential election is “closest we've ever seen,” warns “margin of error” could upset outcome)
“Look at what happened in 2016. That's what's special about Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. In 2016, President Trump won. In 2020, President Biden won, and going back to President Obama, a Democrat had never won in Nebraska until this law was replaced by the LBJ Act in 1964, and we actually got what we wanted.” — It was exactly what we expected,” McDonnell said.
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“I wasn't there in 1991, but it makes us more relevant, it gets people to come out and spend money, and it gets people to work to get out the vote,” McDonnell continued, “As you all know, in 2020, President Trump won all five electoral votes, then President Obama won, and President Biden won one.”
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