It would allow Mr. Biden to win the presidency without Pennsylvania or Florida. Polls show Mr. Biden consistently and comfortably ahead in Wisconsin and Michigan, but often locked in a tight race in Florida or Pennsylvania. Perhaps the most prominent scenario for an electoral tie: if Mr. Biden holds the states carried by Mrs. Clinton and flips Pennsylvania and Michigan, giving him 268 electoral votes, before Nebraska’s Second gives Mr. Biden 269. Mr. Biden has generally led in polls of the district this month, including a two-point lead in a Times/Siena poll two weeks ago. Mr. Biden’s opening in Nebraska’s Second may not necessarily assure victory for Democrats down-ballot in a traditionally Republican area.

Source: New York Times September 28, 2020 14:41 UTC