Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse lit up Twitter for the second time in 24 hours Wednesday night in a rant against presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the GOP that backs him.
It started with Sasse jokingly asking if the GOP’s tweet thanking the entire Republican field for a “hard fought race” was sent from a “parody account”?
I assume this is a parody account? https://t.co/kPOoDpVmU7
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 4, 2016
The first-term Tea Party senator said GOP politicos have attempted to reach out to him since his Tuesday rant that Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton are both dishonest people.
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
Sasse sassed those who said either candidate are the people’s only choices this November.
But this was not just another Twitter rant for the lawmaker. Sasse said he was in the middle of penning an open letter that asks, “Why would Americans settle for a choice like this?”
“The two political parties resort to character attacks because they think voters are too dumb for a real debate,” Sasse tweeted.
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
And what Americans are tired of is attacks against others because they are different than us, politically speaking.
“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,” Sasse wrote.
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
A few more comparisons later, Sasse commanded the party to “reject them and go bigger.” The call to action, though not referring to himself as the answer, could be seen as his opening to a third-party run.
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
A Twitter user told him to run. He retweeted a message that said, “FINE I’LL RUN,” but later joked it would require constant campaigning for the next six months and as a father, that was not suitable for him.
Mission. Accomplished. https://t.co/6a5WpuzfTq
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) May 5, 2016
