Nebraska's Blue Dot fuels a high-stakes Democratic primary showdown

Nebraska’s 2nd District, the state’s lone Electoral College vote, has become the center of a Democratic primary to replace Rep. Don Bacon, with John Cavanaugh and Denise Powell trading ads over whether electing Cavanaugh would threaten Nebraska’s district-based vote by ushering in a winner-take-all system; outside spending targets the Blue Dot and broader abortion and governance issues, highlighting how a local electoral quirk has national implications in a closely watched race.