A pedestrian passes by the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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.
A change to winner-take-all would almost certainly benefit Republicans 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.
Slama criticized Republicans' failure to pass the amendment, saying it showed a lack of "intestinal fortitude" despite holding a legislative majority.
"This pretty well sums it up," said Slama. "The 'filibuster-proof' majority doesn’t have the intestinal fortitude to make Nebraska a Winner-Take-All state in an election year. Wild."
NEBRASKA GOVERNOR TIGHTENS RESTRICTIONS ON GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENTS FOR MINORS
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 election campaign rally in Waco, Texas. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trump published a copy of the governor's statement to his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social, on the same day.
This was followed by a separate post voicing support for changing Nebraska 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.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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