The MeidasTouch Podcast - Trump LOSES BIG in His Nebraska ELECTION SCHEME

Episode Date: September 24, 2024

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump failing to change the electoral vote counting system in Nebraska. Head to https://zbiotics.com/MEIDAS to get 15% off your first order when you use MEIDAS at checkout. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch Patreon: https://Patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/lights-on-with-jessica-denson On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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failed in that effort. The Nebraska system will remain the same, and that is very important. Again, the Nebraska system will not be changed the way Trump and Lindsey Graham were trying to manipulate it. Let's talk about what this system was, what they were trying to change it to be. Let's break it down. Currently in Nebraska, the formulation is that the winner of the popular vote in Nebraska gets two electoral college votes. How the remaining three electoral college votes are split are consistent with the congressional districts and how they vote. And so because Nebraska's second congressional district has the area or includes the area of Omaha. In the past elections, usually the Democrat has prevailed there. So for example, President Biden prevailed in Nebraska's second congressional

district and got one electoral vote. So from the five Nebraska electoral votes, Donald Trump in 2020 got four, President Biden got one. Vice President Kamala Harris now leads in that Omaha congressional district as well. And so why this becomes very important is that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, that would get her to 269. It would be 269 to 269, and then it would be thrown to the states and through state delegations in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by MAGA Mike Johnson, and the Republicans would have prevailed if that's the way it went down. But now, because the rules remain the same as what they were in 2020, and there's not an overhaul of the Nebraska system, that Nebraska congressional district, Nebraska 2nd congressional district, that's how you get to that 270 to ultimately win the election. Donald Trump in North Carolina. And different polls suggest different things in states like

Arizona, as well as Georgia and other states. But that's why Donald Trump wanted to try to get Vice President Kamala Harris not to get that one. So if she did get Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, it would be tied at 269 to 269. Now, what's happened in the past elections as well is that Maine also doesn't have a winner-take-all system. So similarly, that one congressional district in Maine previously went to Donald Trump, while the other seats went to President Biden in 2020. And so if that happened, they cancel each other out, essentially.

But Maine couldn't really, in the timing that's left until the election, hold a special legislature or a panel, a special session of the legislature to come back. So that's why Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham were pushing Nebraska to do that. Well, Nebraska's not doing that right now. And that is big. That's really important. Now, one of the Republican legislators over there by the name of Mike McDonald said, look, as we're getting close to this election, I'm not going to put my finger on the scale and change the system that we've had here in Nebraska. It encourages competitive races. It preserves independence in Nebraska. It makes the state competitive and more important. I'm not going to interrupt it.

Now, the governor of Nebraska, who is a kind of Trump-lite supporter, and some MAGA Republicans, and Nebraska GOP state senator Lauren Lippincott as well, Lippincott said, assurances from 33 senators that they would vote yes to overhaul the Nebraska system. They would not hold a special legislative session. And with McDonald saying that he was not going to support an overhaul, there will be no special session. Nebraska will remain the way it's been, where there will be a popular vote allocation, two seats, and then there mean two votes, and then the remaining three will be split along the electoral college. So Vice President Kamala Harris can take that one seat. Now, just to show you what's been going on there, I think it's important to highlight,

for example, this was Lindsey Graham's appearance on Meet the Press this weekend, where he talked about going to, he went to Nebraska to pressure the legislature, right? Remember Georgia, find me the votes. Remember Donald Trump sent Lindsey Graham in Georgia to do this? Well, Lindsey Graham's doing this in Nebraska. Change the system, change it, everybody. And then Lindsey Graham says, well, they did a coup against Biden, so now we're doing this. Come on, here, play this clip. For years, it is a very close election.

63 days ago, Chuck Schumer led a coup to overthrow Joe Biden, and he's telling me or any other Republican what we should be doing. If they change the law in Nebraska, it won't be on the phone in the middle of the night. It will be through a democratic process. The entire federal delegation of Nebraska, House members and two senators want this change. To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president or not. And she's a disaster for Nebraska and the world. I hear you calling it a coup.

Of course, Democrats have the right to change shoes at the top of their ticket. So does Nebraska. Very quickly, before we get to the Middle East, what do you think the chances are? What's the over-under that this change actually happens in Nebraska? 50-50, down to two people. Okay. I have to tell you about this game-changing product I use before a night out with drinks. It's called pre-alcohol. Let's face it, after a night of drinks, I don't bounce back the next day like I used to. I used to feel like I had to make a choice. I could either have a great night or a great next day, but now I don't have to choose, thanks to pre-alcohol. Zeobiotics pre-alcohol probiotic drink is the world's first genetically engineered probiotic. It was invented by PhD scientists to tackle rough mornings after drinking. Here's how it works. When you drink, alcohol gets converted into a toxic byproduct

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M-E-I-D-A-S at checkout for 15% off. Now, I do want to remind you as well that Governor Walz, VP Harris's running mate, spoke in Omaha in front of a big crowd. Governor Walz is from Nebraska. He grew up in Nebraska. And one of his messages when he spoke there, and again, that's because remember, that one vote is very, very important to get to 270. By the way, I think Vice President Kamala Harris is going to win in other seats, but that's the way the voting system has been in Nebraska. Here, Governor Walz, when he spoke in Omaha, was like, do you think really that J.D. Vance and Donald Trump know about us here in Nebraska and what our issues are? Here, watch this. Look, we're positive, but I think we all know Donald Trump sees the world a little differently.

You think he would understand the importance of Carhenge as a historical relic? The British made a replica of it out of stone. It's so important. So just so we know. Or do you think he would know the joy of tubing and swimming the Niobrara as we do in the summer? This one's for the gray hairs in this room. You think that guy could understand the pure joy of pregame andaming at Sidetracked before a Husker Sooner game? All I can say about that, too, is I'm glad there weren't video cameras around at the time. We've been there. Look, in Nebraska, you got a slogan here. Nebraska, it's not for everyone. Well, it sure ain't for Donald Trump, I'll tell you that. This guy is the opposite of everything here.

Every opportunity he has, he weakens our country to strengthen his own hand. He mocks our laws. He sows chaos and division amongst us. And that's not even counting the time he was president. So look, I want to be clear because I know where I'm at and I know my family. Many of you can probably remember when Republicans talked about freedom, they meant it. They would have never turned their back on our allies. The traditional Republican party before Donald Trump contributed much to this state and this great nation.

But he's not that. And then finally, let me leave you with this. This is Nikki Haley, it's about Nikki Haley during the primaries. And so in states like Nebraska and Maryland and West Virginia, remember, while Donald Trump was expected to win these states in the Republican primary by 90%, 95%, in these states, there was 17% to 20% slippage where the Republicans voted against Trump after Nikki Haley was out. And I want to remind you of this because this was a trend we saw in like 46 of the 50 states. Remember that?

And we've been pointing that out here on the Midas Touch Network. So here, watch this. Play it. All of this happening against the backdrop of Republican primary voters last night, delivering another warning for Donald Trump in Nebraska and Maryland. Nikki Haley, who dropped out of the presidential race two months ago, won about 20% of the vote. And in deep red West Virginia, Nikki Haley got nearly 10% of all the Republican votes, again, two months after she dropped out.

Well, there you have it, folks. Again, I think that's a big, important update in Nebraska. The legislature will not be holding a special session. It will remain the way it was in its current system. It will not be winner takes all. And this will mean that if the current polls hold, Vice President Kamala Harris should be able to pick up that one seat. Trump will probably have four electoral votes.

And assuming Vice President Kamala Harris wins Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, that gets to 70. We'll keep you posted. Real quick, Medigis changed their algorithm to suppress political content. Please follow our Instagram at MidasTouch right now as we head towards 400,000 followers so you don't miss a beat.