Because Nebraska currently awards three of its five Electoral College votes based on the results in each of its three ...

But unlike those other “blue dots,” Nebraska, as well as Maine, awards its Electoral College votes by congressional district, which is why Democrats are spending millions to reach voters here.

Republicans have sought for decades to eliminate the system, which has made a national battleground out of Nebraska's Omaha-centric 2nd Congressional District, dubbed the "Blue Dot" by Democrats ...