Buffett noted that one political analyst had recently predicted a 269-269 electoral vote tie. In what could be a close election, every electoral vote matters. And so at an event in Omaha on Monday to encourage a huge voter turnout there on Nov. 8, billionaire Warren Buffett was offering free rides to the polls. In 2008, the Obama campaign contested Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District — mainly the city of Omaha — and managed to pick off its vote. Nebraska, unlike every other state but Maine, does not simply award its electoral college votes to the winner of the statewide popular vote.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 01, 2016 23:31 UTC