Nebraska has been able to split its electoral votes since 1991 and did so for the first time when Obama picked up Omaha in the second congressional district. Only Maine also allows split electoral votes, and in the same way: whoever carries the state gets the two "Senate" electoral votes, but congressional district electoral votes go to the candidate who won the district. This is why Omaha is now called "Blue Dot City" by political strategists.
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Nebraska has been able to split its electoral votes since 1991 and did so for the first time when Obama picked up Omaha in the second congressional district. Only Maine also allows split electoral votes, and in the same way: whoever carries the state gets the two "Senate" electoral votes, but congressional district electoral votes go to the candidate who won the district. This is why Omaha is now called "Blue Dot City" by political strategists.
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