Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) has said what many other GOP senators and officials undoubtedly wanted to say but have opted not to: Donald Trump could be a disaster for both the GOP and the country.
In a lengthy tweetstorm Wednesday night, Sasse continued his push for a third option in the presidential race. He even said he would prefer a moderate to Trump and Clinton, both of whom he accuses of being liberals and completely unacceptable. He even says there are "dumpster fires" more popular than the two presumptive major-party nominees.
As the GOP establishment attempts to rally support behindTrump, Sasse looks as though he'll continue to be the man leading the charge for another course.
I assume this is a parody account? https://t.co/kPOoDpVmU7
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 4, 2016
Have been sitting by the Platte River, sketching an open letter to “Majority America” tonight...
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
If you’re one of the few who genuinely believe H.Clinton and D.Trump are honorable leaders, this isn’t for you. https://t.co/hXxDetG6Ie
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
This is to those who wonder why the nation that put a man on moon cant find a healthy leader to take us fwd together https://t.co/1Hy8YA3SxM
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Ignored my phone most of today. Voicemail is now overflowing with GOP politicos telling me “Sure, Trump is terrible, but…"
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
But we “have to” support him, “because the only choice is Trump or Hillary.”
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
ummm, WHY?#Neither https://t.co/kEYvJox5OX
This open letter aims simply to ask:
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
“WHY WOULD AMERICANS EVER SETTLE FOR A CHOICE LIKE THIS?” https://t.co/pIwmWunFSD
I trust the judgment of this farm town way more than I trust DC. And so, humbly, I’d like to share a few personal observations from today:
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Neither political party works. They bicker like kids about tiny things, but can’t rank-order the massive challenges we face.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
The two political parties are like an old married couple arguing about what color to paint the living room--Meanwhile, the house IS ON FIRE.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
The two political parties resort to character attacks because they think voters are too dumb for a real debate. https://t.co/nq2RHh24sG
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
If you ask Americans if they identify as Democrat or Republican, fully half of the nation interrupts:
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
“Neither.”
The main thing that unites most Dems is being anti-GOP; The main thing that unites most GOPers is being anti-Democrat. Neither is enough.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
The two political parties are such a mess. They will come apart. Maybe not in 2016, but when choices are this bad, people look elsewhere.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
In the history of polling, we’ve basically never had a candidate viewed negatively by half of the electorate. This year, we have two.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
We now have the two most unpopular candidates EVER – Clinton by a little, and Trump by miles. https://t.co/YWl7ySPRiq
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
There are literally dumpster fires in my town tonight more popular than either Trump or Clinton. https://t.co/SLBef47RiG
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Why are we confined to these two terrible choices? This is America. If both choices stink, we reject them & go bigger. That’s what we do.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Remember: our Founders didn’t even want entrenched political parties. So why should we accept this terrible choice? https://t.co/0s6ApkRqGO
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Thought experiment: Why shouldn’t America draft an honest leader to focus on 70% solutions for the next four years as a caretaker? An adult?
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
(note to reporters: Such a leader should be able to campaign 24/7 for the next 6 mons; thus likely can’t be an engaged parent w/little kids)
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
At this point, I'd happily support a moderate. Would be more conservative than either of the two dishonest liberals now leading the Rs & Ds.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Imagine if we had a candidate who hadn’t spent their life in politics, either buying politicians or being bought off....
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Imagine if we had a candidate who didn’t want to stitch together a coalition based on anger, but wanted to take a whole nation forward...
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
Imagine a candidate who didn’t think DC was competent to micromanage the lives of free people, but wanted to focus on 3 or 4 big problems...
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
(...could support a moderate but, to be clear, would prefer Dr. Coburn...) https://t.co/3r5Z3rAf1i
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
I took an oath to the Constitution.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
That means I'm for limited government.
There’s no evidence that either Trump or Hillary believe in that
I think there is room for a 3rd party candidate. What am I missing? More importantly, what are the people at Fremont Wal-Mart missing?
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
The people deserve better than these two terrible choices.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
They want more choices. They're right.#WeCanDoBetter https://t.co/PHKoF73xZf
I don’t think the people of my town are wrong: They deserve better choices than Hillary or Trump.
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
An Open Letter: https://t.co/8hXYkGIWut