Come on ACORN...deliver Missouri to me. :nohead:
Come on ACORN...deliver Missouri to me. :nohead:
Obama Wins One Electoral College Vote From Nebraska (Update1)
By Catherine Dodge
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama's campaign made another bit of history in Nebraska by winning one of the state's five electoral votes, the first time such a division has happened there.
Obama carried the state's second congressional district, largely on the strength of the urban vote in Omaha, according to a final ballot count in Douglas County that put Obama ahead of Republican John McCain by more than 10,000 votes. Winning the popular vote entitles him to the district's single Electoral College vote. Nebraska is one of only two states where electoral votes can be split among candidates.
The results won't be official until after the state canvass board meets on Dec. 1, said Neal Erickson, deputy secretary of state for elections.
With the single vote in Nebraska, Obama leads McCain 365- 162 in the Electoral College, with only Missouri's 11 electoral votes still at stake. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
Unofficial results in Missouri show McCain winning by about 4,900 votes. There are about 6,300 provisional ballots statewide that county officials are still reviewing. Counties must send final results to the state by Nov. 18.
Nebraska and its second congressional district haven't backed a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson won the entire state in 1964. McCain, who beat Obama statewide 57 percent to 41 percent, won Nebraska's other four electoral votes, including two awarded for the statewide total and two for winning in the other two congressional districts.
Asking for Votes
Obama was the first black candidate to be nominated by a major party and the first to win a presidential election.
Obama ``asked for votes in places that Democrats oftentimes don't,'' said Matt Connealy, executive director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. ``It's still one of the most red states in the nation.''
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that apportion electoral votes based on congressional district results. The rest award all their electoral votes to the winning statewide candidate. Obama won all four of Maine's electoral votes.
Nebraska had never split its electoral votes since it began apportioning them in 1991.
``We are proud to have delivered an electoral vote for President-elect Obama,'' said Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey. ``This is a historic moment for the state of Nebraska and represents an unprecedented grassroots effort to turn out the vote.''
To contact the reporter on this story: Catherine Dodge in Washington, at Cdodge1@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: November 14, 2008 15:50 EST
By Catherine Dodge
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama's campaign made another bit of history in Nebraska by winning one of the state's five electoral votes, the first time such a division has happened there.
Obama carried the state's second congressional district, largely on the strength of the urban vote in Omaha, according to a final ballot count in Douglas County that put Obama ahead of Republican John McCain by more than 10,000 votes. Winning the popular vote entitles him to the district's single Electoral College vote. Nebraska is one of only two states where electoral votes can be split among candidates.
The results won't be official until after the state canvass board meets on Dec. 1, said Neal Erickson, deputy secretary of state for elections.
With the single vote in Nebraska, Obama leads McCain 365- 162 in the Electoral College, with only Missouri's 11 electoral votes still at stake. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
Unofficial results in Missouri show McCain winning by about 4,900 votes. There are about 6,300 provisional ballots statewide that county officials are still reviewing. Counties must send final results to the state by Nov. 18.
Nebraska and its second congressional district haven't backed a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson won the entire state in 1964. McCain, who beat Obama statewide 57 percent to 41 percent, won Nebraska's other four electoral votes, including two awarded for the statewide total and two for winning in the other two congressional districts.
Asking for Votes
Obama was the first black candidate to be nominated by a major party and the first to win a presidential election.
Obama ``asked for votes in places that Democrats oftentimes don't,'' said Matt Connealy, executive director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. ``It's still one of the most red states in the nation.''
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that apportion electoral votes based on congressional district results. The rest award all their electoral votes to the winning statewide candidate. Obama won all four of Maine's electoral votes.
Nebraska had never split its electoral votes since it began apportioning them in 1991.
``We are proud to have delivered an electoral vote for President-elect Obama,'' said Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey. ``This is a historic moment for the state of Nebraska and represents an unprecedented grassroots effort to turn out the vote.''
To contact the reporter on this story: Catherine Dodge in Washington, at Cdodge1@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: November 14, 2008 15:50 EST
