# Actual attempts of Republicans trying to steal the upcoming presidential election in 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 20, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533 "2024-09-20T22:16:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533/20 "2024-09-21T18:12:03Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > :SNIP: > Nebraska is trying to change itself to a winner-takes-all state, so that all of its votes go to Trump. Currently, Nebraska and Maine are the only states to give out electoral votes proportionately. Maine (which is more blue-leaning) is considering an attempt to do the same thing as Nebraska in retaliation, but it’s more difficult to make those changes in Maine state law, so that’s unlikely to happen in time for this election. It appears the GOP plan to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state may not work out. [This article (gift link) in the NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/us/politics/nebraska-trump-electoral-vote.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MU4.kpTJ.ZRPeV-mluSw9&smid=url-share) reports on State Senator Mike McDonnell (R) and how he is not onboard with making the change. For those who don’t want to read the article, McDonnell is a former Democrat who recently changed parties and is planning a run for mayor of Omaha when his term ends in the Senate. He is term limited so he has no need to fear losing reelection and realizes going along with the GOP switcheroo would likely hurt his chances of getting elected Mayor. > In some sense, the Democrats share the blame for the conundrum. Mr. McDonnell, a firefighter by trade and a union leader, had once been a firm blue-collar Democrat, but his Catholic faith and social conservatism led him to support Republican bills that restricted most abortions as well as transition-related care for transgender minors. > The Nebraska Democratic Party punished him in March with a censure. Then in April, he switched parties and changed the balance of power in Lincoln, where Democrats had been able to use the Legislature’s filibuster rule effectively. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533)._