Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska's electoral vote process to winner-take-all -- a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November election in which a single vote could make a key difference in the Electoral College.

Republican members of Congress from Nebraska in a Wednesday letter called on their state to apportion all of its five electoral votes to the popular vote winner of the presidential election in the

The Survey USA poll also suggested that undecided voters, who accounted for about 20% of survey respondents, may be friendlier to Osborn than to Fischer. In the poll's crosstabs, 20% of those undecided voters supported President Biden in 2020, while only 10% supported former President Donald Trump.

In a letter to Pillen and Speaker John Arch, Congressman Mike Flood, Sen. Deb Fischer, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Congressman Don Bacon and Congressman Adrian Smith all urge to turn Nebraska to a "winner-tak

Nebraska Republicans are scrambling to make the state winner-take-all for the 2024 presidential election, to hand a potentially key Electoral College vote to Trump.

This story first appeared in the Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN, Neb. — The national Republican push to help former President Donald Trump win all five of Nebraska’s Electoral College votes is ramping up again,

Why it matters: Nebraska and Maine are the only states that don't apportion votes on a winner-take-all basis. Vice President Kamala Harris looks likely to pick up the swing congressional district around Omaha — a single electoral vote which could prove decisive depending on how other swing states break down.

Nebraska law prohibits abortion after 12 weeks, with some exceptions. One measure would effectively undo that law, while the other would codify it in the state’s constitution.

Dueling abortion-related ballot measures will go before voters in November after a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling was released Friday.

Nebraska Republicans have held the governor’s mansion and state legislature since 1999, and occasionally debated whether to return to winner-take-all. Earlier this year, before the regular legislative session ended, conservative activists led by Turning Point Action urged the party to act, and Trump himself endorsed the idea.

The 12-week ban is polling ahead of the measure allowing abortion through viability, with the SurveyUSA-Split Ticket poll showing the initiative through viability winning 45%-35% and the 12-week ban winning 56%-29%.