Trump presses to change Nebraska election law, in fight for a sole electoral vote

Donald Trump believes he will win four electoral votes from Nebraska, but it’s the fifth one that he is increasingly fretting about – leading the former president and his Republican allies to mount a last-ditch effort to try and change state election law only weeks before ballots are cast.

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Nebraska Lawmakers Stop TFG and Gov. Jim Pillen’s (R) Nefarious Plan to Change the State’s Electoral College Vote to Benefit TFG
Nebraska remains one of the few states that does not do the whole 'winner take all' policy when granting Electoral College votes in the gene
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#2024Election #ElectoralCollege #JimPillen #Nebraska #TFG
Nebraska Lawmakers Stop TFG and Gov. Jim Pillen’s (R) Nefarious Plan to Change the State’s Electoral College Vote to Benefit TFG

Nebraska remains one of the few states that does not do the whole ‘winner take all’ policy when granting Electoral College votes in the general election. The state “doles out thre…

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Trump and Nebraska governor push to deny Biden a crucial electoral vote | Semafor

The state’s governor wants to end the state’s unusual practice of splitting electoral votes, which could tip a close race to Trump.

Nebraska governor Jim Pillen realized that helping children is a good thing and decided to give poor kids money from a federal program: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/food-kids-summer-ebt-nebraska-governor

#guardian #theguardian #nebraska #jimpillen #11thhourproject #avaasani #ebt #summerebt #republicans #conservatives #conservatism

In reversal, Nebraska governor accepts federal dollars to feed low-income kids

Jim Pillen breaks with 14 other Republican governors to enroll in Summer EBT, a new food program for school vacation months

The Guardian

Nebraska governor again rejects giving kids from low-income families $40 per month for food: 'I don't believe in welfare'

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/nebraska-governor-jim-pillen-40-per-month-food-costs-children-federal-assistance-pandemic/
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A rich white man doesn't believe in welfare.

Give him a different salary and very different place to live that is overrun with building codes that aren't met, roaches, and rodents... make him believe in reality.

Give him the life of a minority group in his worst city.
#PoorIsAChoice
#JimPillen
Oh you are poor? You can die. K thanks bye.

Nebraska governor again rejects giving kids from low-income families $40 per month for food: ‘I don’t believe in welfare’

The program—part of federal assistance made available during the pandemic—would help families whose children are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches at school.

Fortune
Nebraska Gov. Pillen is considering 2024 proposal for a legal definition of ‘sex’ | Nebraska Examiner

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is considering an agency request to provide a legal definition of “sex” through 2024 legislation.

Nebraska Examiner

#Nebraska governor’s remarks about Chinese reporter spark outrage

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/19/nebraska-governor-chinese-reporter-remarks-outrage

> #JimPillen faces criticism for saying he didn’t read #FlatwaterFreePress article because reporter is ‘from Communist #China

#Anti_asian_hate
#AsianRacism

Nebraska governor’s remarks about Chinese reporter spark outrage

Yanqi Xu, 27, said she was ‘shocked’ by Jim Pillen’s comments and has since received support from other journalists

The Guardian
Nebraska Requires 40 Hours of Therapy, 7-Day Wait Before Trans Kids Can Start Medication

Hmmm, where have we heard about waiting periods for medical care before?

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