A last-minute Republican effort just six weeks before the Nov. 5 election to award all of Nebraska’s electoral college votes on a winner-take-all basis appeared doomed after Monday, when a key Republican lawmaker said he opposed the proposal despite lobbying from Donald Trump’s allies. State Senator Mike McDonnell said in a statement that he would not support altering Nebraska’s current system, which splits its electoral votes by congressional district. “Nebraska voters, not politicians of either party, should have the final say on how we pick a president,” McDonnell said. Here’sRead more