Bellwether County has a lot of bad news for Trump

Nebraska's second congressional district elected Obama in 2008 and Biden in 2020. New polls show Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump there by 11 points.

CNN reported on its survey.

The Cornhusker State has long been a Republican presidential stronghold, but the latter's 2nd District has voted twice for the Democratic candidate in recent history, for Obama and Joe Biden in 2008.In 2020.

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In Nebraska's 2nd District, the poll finds Harris' wide lead includes a near-universal 96% among likely Democratic voters, with his numbers boosted by his 61% support among likely independent voters in the district. as well as 10 percent among likely Republican voters. He's bossing Trump around60% to 36%, among women, while Trump has a much slimmer edge, 50% to 45%, among men.

Trump and his allies recently tried to take away the Electoral College vote of the second congressional district., and given Harris' leadership, it's clear why. The bigger problem for Trump is that the last two times the runoff went to the Democratic candidate, the Republicans lost the election.

The Democratic swings in those districts also reflect two of the biggest popular vote victories this century.

The city of Omaha is in the second district and politically out of step with the rest of the state, but the 11-point lead is very significant, and as these data points begin to emerge, they could represent Harris' continued momentum to victory. White House in November.

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Jason is the managing editor. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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