Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Tuesday that other states should shift to Nebraska’s electoral system, but since they likely won’t, the Cornhusker State should look to alter its system to a winner-take-all one after the U.S. 2024 presidential election.
“Well, I think two things can be true. On one hand, I think we’d be better off if every state does what we do in Nebraska. What it would do is incentivize candidates to campaign in more states and all over our country,” Bacon said during his Tuesday appearance on NewsNation’s show “The Hill.”
“I think if every state did it, it would be good,” he continued. “The problem is, we’re one of two states who don’t, and it creates a lot of problems in Omaha on my side of the ticket … I think we should probably do it after the election and get it right and go back to winner-take-all like 48 other states do. Now, if we had a plan to get all 50 states to go by district, that would be a good thing. I think it would be better. But we’re only one of two states.”