National, state GOP figures gather in Omaha to push for winner-take-all elections in Nebraska
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is calling on Nebraska Republicans to put pressure on state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage Tuesday night, there was no doubt who had led him to travel to Nebraska to pressure state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes: Former President Donald Trump.
“You see what’s ahead of us,” Kirk said before a crowd of about 500 people. “Trump vs. Biden is bigger than just an election. It is a civilizational survival question.”
Kirk joined the Nebraska Republican Party, currently led by Trump loyalists, to hold the rally Tuesday in an evangelical Christian church located in a southwest Omaha shopping center, just across from a Dollar Tree and the local chapter of the American Legion veterans organization.
Most of those attending — many wearing “Stop Woke” stickers and “Make America Great Again” red ballcaps popularized by Trump — roared approval every time Trump's name was mentioned.
