OPINION: Going backward, asking why, counting consequences

By: George Ayoub

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 830

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Three thoughts …

The dubious drama of the mid-decade redistricting follies now afoot nationally has mostly spared Nebraskans. Our foray into the principle of winning-with-something-other-than-ideas is an ongoing effort in the Legislature to do away with the state’s “Blue Dot,” the method of awarding Electoral College votes by congressional district which lets the 2nd Congressional District in Omaha sometimes cast one of reliably red Nebraska’s Electoral College votes for a Democrat, a bridge too far …

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