Georgia Republican accuses Trump of 'selfish' scheme to rig Electoral College
Georgia's former lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan, a longtime Republican who is now backing Vice President Kamala Harris, tore into former President Donald Trump after he raged on Truth Social about the failure of his plan to strong-arm Nebraska representatives into changing how the state awards presidential electors.
Nebraska is one of only two states that award electors based on which candidate wins each congressional district. In recent years, this has meant that, despite being a firmly Republican state, Democrats can win a single elector there due to their increased strength in the congressional district that covers Omaha.
Trump had sought to pressure Nebraska's legislature to change these rules to the more typical winner-takes-all system employed by most states — which would award him an automatic extra elector.
The plan was thwarted when state Sen. Mike McDonnell, a former Democrat who switched to the Republican Party who is rumored to have plans to run for mayor of Omaha, said he opposed the plan, denying Republicans the votes to overcome a filibuster.
Trump responded by taking to Truth Social to complain.
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"I would like to thank Governor Jim Pillen of Nebraska for trying to help the Republican Party simplify the complexity of the State’s Electoral Map," wrote Trump. "It would have been better, and far less expensive, for everyone! Unfortunately, a Democrat turned Republican(?) State Senator named Mike McDonnell decided, for no reason whatsoever, to get in the way of a great Republican, common sense, victory.
"Just another 'Grandstander!' Who knows, perhaps one of the other two Republicans that were a 'NO' Vote will change their minds. In the meantime, thank you to Governor Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert ('I always preferred a winner take all allocation of Nebraska’s Electoral Votes!') for their hard work and effort. I LOVE OMAHA, and won it in 2016. Looks like I’ll have to do it again!!!"
Duncan responded with a withering post on X, accusing Trump of trying to rig the Electoral College.
"History will be kind to Sen. Mike McDonnell (R-NE) for doing the right thing," wrote Duncan. "We should all be wide-eyed to @realDonaldTrump attempt to drag another state legislature into his selfish moral gutter so he can ignore the rule of law."