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<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former President Trump</a> is cheering on efforts in Nebraska to change the state electoral system to "winner-take-all."Nebraska is one of only two states in the U.S. that do not use the winner-take-all system, the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/maine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">other being Maine</a>. The two states assign votes in the Electoral College based on district, sometimes leading to Democrats snagging an extra delegate from the mostly red state. Gov. Jim Pillen came out in support of a bill introduced by a state senator seeking to align Nebraska's electoral system with the rest of the country.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-spotlights-bidens-border-bloodbath-during-stop-crucial-battleground-state-he-lost-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TRUMP SPOTLIGHTS 'BIDEN'S BORDER BLOODBATH' DURING STOP IN CRUCIAL BATTLEGROUND STATE HE LOST IN 2020</a>"I am a strong supporter of Senator [Loren] Lippincott's winner-take-all bill (LB 764) and have been from the start. It would bring Nebraska into line with 48 of our fellow states, better reflect the founders' intent, and ensure our state speaks with one unified voice in presidential elections," Pillen said in a Tuesday statement. He added, "I call upon fellow Republicans in the Legislature to pass this bill to my desk so I can sign it into law."Trump published a copy of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local/governors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">governor's statement</a> to his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social, on the same day.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nebraska-governor-tightens-restrictions-gender-transition-treatments-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NEBRASKA GOVERNOR TIGHTENS RESTRICTIONS ON GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENTS FOR MINORS</a>This was followed by a separate post voicing support for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">changing Nebraska</a> to a winner-take-all system."Governor Jim Pillen of Nebraska, a very smart and popular Governor, who has done some really great things, came out today with a very strong letter in support of returning Nebraska’s Electoral Votes to a Winner-Take-All System," Trump wrote via Truth Social on Tuesday."Most Nebraskans have wanted to go back to this system for a very long time, because it’s what 48 other States do – It’s what the Founders intended, and it’s right for Nebraska," Trump added.A change to winner-take-all would almost certainly <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/elections/republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">benefit Republicans</a> by allowing the red majority of Nebraska to dominate and prevent minority blue factions from capturing a single delegate, as has happened in the past.

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content: <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">Former President Trump</a> is cheering on efforts in Nebraska to
 change the state electoral system to "winner-take-all."Nebraska is one of
 only two states in the U.S. that do not use the winner-take-all system, the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/maine"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">other being Maine</a>. The two states assign votes
 in the Electoral College based on district, sometimes leading to Democrats snagging
 an extra delegate from the mostly red state. Gov. Jim Pillen came out in
 support of a bill introduced by a state senator seeking to align Nebraska's electoral
 system with the rest of the country.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-spotlights-bidens-border-bloodbath-during-stop-crucial-battleground-state-he-lost-2020"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">TRUMP SPOTLIGHTS 'BIDEN'S BORDER BLOODBATH'
 DURING STOP IN CRUCIAL BATTLEGROUND STATE HE LOST IN 2020</a>"I
 am a strong supporter of Senator [Loren] Lippincott's winner-take-all bill (LB 764)
 and have been from the start. It would bring Nebraska into line with 48 of our fellow
 states, better reflect the founders' intent, and ensure our state speaks with one
 unified voice in presidential elections," Pillen said in a Tuesday statement. He
 added, "I call upon fellow Republicans in the Legislature to pass this bill to my
 desk so I can sign it into law."Trump published a copy of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local/governors"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">governor's statement</a> to his proprietary social
 media platform, Truth Social, on the same day.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nebraska-governor-tightens-restrictions-gender-transition-treatments-minors"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">NEBRASKA GOVERNOR TIGHTENS RESTRICTIONS ON
 GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENTS FOR MINORS</a>This was followed by
 a separate post voicing support for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/nebraska"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">changing Nebraska</a> to a winner-take-all system."Governor
 Jim Pillen of Nebraska, a very smart and popular Governor, who has done some really
 great things, came out today with a very strong letter in support of returning Nebraska’s
 Electoral Votes to a Winner-Take-All System," Trump wrote via Truth Social on Tuesday."Most
 Nebraskans have wanted to go back to this system for a very long time, because it’s
 what 48 other States do – It’s what the Founders intended, and it’s right for Nebraska,"
 Trump added.A change to winner-take-all would almost certainly <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/elections/republicans"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">benefit Republicans</a> by allowing the red majority
 of Nebraska to dominate and prevent minority blue factions from capturing a single
 delegate, as has happened in the past.
summary: Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he supports a Nebraska
 bill that would change the state&apos;s electoral system to &quot;winner-take-all,&quot;
 in line with 48 other states.
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