Bill targets Nebraska's ability to split electoral votes

[LiberalAndProud]

http://www.journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/article_c0b72ade-fc5b-11de-9bcf-001cc4c002e0.html

The legislation comes more than a year after Barack Obama won one of Nebraska's five electoral votes to become the first presidential candidate to split the state's votes.

Under a bill (LB777) introduced by Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha, Nebraska would shift to a winner-take-all system, which is used by all but two states. McCoy argues the current method of distributing votes puts the state at a disadvantage and dilutes the state's influence on the national political stage.

Nebraska is an oddity and needs to be brought in line with practices across the country, McCoy said.

"We're really just playing by two different sets of rules," he said.

[TheFarseer]

1. A cynical attempt to take Nebraska completely out of play

although part of me thinks it's only fair since no other state does this.

[joeglow3]

2. Maine also splits

However, I can't get too upset, as it is politics as usual. Remember the uproar a few years ago when Republicans in CA tried to switch to our system. Obviously, Democrats opposed it strongly.

[residentfan]

3. Get rid of the Unicameral too...

since being an "oddity" is such a terrible thing to be.

Yeesh, these Republicans are such sore losers!