Omaha will determine the difference between Harris winning with exactly 270 electoral votes and a 269-269 tie

[Omaha Steve]

Tony Vargas is running for the NE-2 seat. He is registering minorities on the eastern side of the district. Tony is backed by the DCCC Red to Blue program. Every dollar Tony raises helps the Harris-Walz ticket!!!

Donate to Tony here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforvargas24

A tie throws the election into the current House.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/09/04/cnn_single_blue_dot_electoral_vote_in_omaha_could_be_tie-breaker_in_razor_thin_election.html

Posted By Tim Hains
On Date September 4, 2024

CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports how Democrats' "blue wall" strategy doesn't work unless they also win the "blue dot," the second district of Nebraska -- one of two states that allocates electoral votes by Congressional district.

If Harris wins the swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and Trump wins Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia, the area surrounding Omaha will determine the difference between Harris winning with exactly 270 electoral votes and a 269-269 tie.

JEFF ZELENY, CNN: For all the talk of the "blue wall" of winning Pennsylvania, winning Michigan, and winning Wisconsin. All those are essential for winning the White House, but that leaves you one electoral vote short.

If everything else would stay the same and the Harris campaign would win the "blue wall" states, they still need the "blue dot." The "blue dot" is found right here in Omaha, at least Democrats hope it will be. Nebraska and Maine are the only two states in the country that divide their electoral votes. That means she could win one electoral vote here in the Omaha area and not win the rest of the state and still get that one electoral vote.

Joe Biden did in 2020, Barack Obama did in 2008. So for all the talk of the "blue wall," it doesn't work without the "blue dot" from right here in Omaha.

[Funtatlaguy]

1. Well, Steve, guess your butt better work.

[displacedvermoter]

2. I am sorry, but if we are forced to rely on

this one EV after everything that has taken place over the past year, we are fucked.

Sorry, I don't think it will come this, but if it does then all bets are off and we are truly on the road to perdition.

[Zambero]

3. Potentially a very consequential electoral vote

As is ME-02.

[snowybirdie]

4. So many scenarios

So little time! Just everyone vote!

[dsc]

5. I think it actually throws it into the house that gets elected in 2024

though by state that will likely be GOP even if we win a majority of the seats.

[Polybius]

10. Yep, every state gets one vote

But the Senate chooses the VP. But I too am unsure if it's the new Congress or old one.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Not gonna be that close.

[k55f5r]

7. I'm pretty sure that Arizona in going

To Harris/Walz.
There's a lot of people who've registered to vote for the first time after the petitions against forced birth came out.
Plus the fact that Az was purple to begin with.

[FSogol]

9. You back again? Posting more laughable FUD?

[displacedvermoter]

12. Not sure how he can have a 64% chance of

winning nationally and be up only 1 percentage point.

State percentage seem at odds with other polling.

Are you just doing something funny, here? (Know what movie that is from?)

[Elessar Zappa]

13. Lol, not a chance.

[maccafan]

11. Polls?

Unfortunately you can look at poll after poll but you will never truly know the outcome until November 5. I do know that our Blue Dot in Nebraska is very important as every electoral vote counts. Helping Tony Vargas to win can help us because with a Democratic win for him will help us get that Blue Dot for Harris. Thank you Omaha Steve for your fundraising!

[Omaha Steve]

14. What a nice post

Thank you.