Jim Pillen's support of a bill that would change the state's system of allocating electoral votes from one determined by individual congressional districts to one that would award the state's five electoral votes to the statewide victor.
Nebraska Democrats vehemently fought back against this electoral change before the legislative session ended earlier this month and the measure didn't advance.
If Nebraska went through with its change, Trump would likely win the state's entire share of electoral votes, given its strong GOP orientation.
But if Maine also switched to a winner-take-all system before the 2024 election, Biden would be heavily favored to win all of that state's electoral votes and would thus win the Electoral College (270 to 268).
Maine Democrats — who control the state legislature — had generally not spoken of tweaking their electoral allocation system ahead of 2024.
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