“My team and I have worked relentlessly to secure a filibuster-proof 33-vote majority to get winner-take-all passed before the November election. Given everything at stake for Nebraska and our country, we have left every inch on the field to get this done. Unfortunately, we could not persuade 33 state senators. Senator Mike McDonnell of Omaha has confirmed he is unwilling to vote for winner-take-all before the 2024 election. That is profoundly disappointing to me and the many others who have worked so earnestly to ensure all Nebraskans’ votes are sought after equally this election. Based on the lack of 33 votes, I have no plans to call a special session on this issue prior to the 2024 election. I am grateful to the many Nebraskans who made their voices heard during this process,” says Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen in a Tuesday statement confirming that he’s giving up on handing convicted felon former President Trump a free electoral college vote.
There’s still six weeks to go but damn if this doesn’t sound like giving up. Would like to think that Lindsey Graham flying there actually turned the holdouts off even more. It’s a comforting thought.