{"id":37312,"date":"2016-05-05T14:21:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=37312"},"modified":"2016-05-05T14:31:18","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T18:31:18","slug":"will-senator-ben-sasse-run-as-a-third-party-conservative-against-trump-and-clinton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=37312","title":{"rendered":"Will Senator Ben Sasse Run as a Third Party Conservative Against Trump and Clinton?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->Katie Pavlich<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/da54c426-a8db-435a-ab3e-fc0ca4228767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37320\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/da54c426-a8db-435a-ab3e-fc0ca4228767.jpg\" alt=\"da54c426-a8db-435a-ab3e-fc0ca4228767\" width=\"665\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/da54c426-a8db-435a-ab3e-fc0ca4228767.jpg 665w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/da54c426-a8db-435a-ab3e-fc0ca4228767-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Texas Senator Ted Cruz exited the race for the White House Tuesday night, effectively conceding the GOP presidential nomination to Donald Trump, conservatives have been reeling and many pieces have been written about the true end of movement, Reagan conservatism.<\/p>\n<p>The Never Trump movement is standing its ground and Republicans are starting to panic about the consequences for Republicans down ticket with Trump as the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How can we vote for a guy who holds none of our principles?&#8221; is the question being asked.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives are looking for options and are even considering the possibility of a third party run.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who wrote an open letter to &#8220;those who think both leading presidential candidates are dishonest and have little chance of leading America forward&#8221; after speaking with constituents. He posted the letter on his Facebook page. He argues the country&#8217;s majority deserves better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you are one of those rare souls who genuinely believe Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are honorable people \u2013 if they are the role models you want for your kids \u2013 then this letter is not for you,&#8221; Sasse wrote. &#8220;Instead, this letter is for the majority of Americans who wonder why the nation that put a man on the moon can\u2019t find a healthy leader who can take us forward together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sassefornebraska\/posts\/593031420862025<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p>He also took to Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But we \u201chave to\u201d support him, \u201cbecause the only choice is Trump or Hillary.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>ummm, WHY?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Neither?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Neither<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kEYvJox5OX\">https:\/\/t.co\/kEYvJox5OX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728048895322808320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AN OPEN LETTER<br \/>to those disappointed in both of our presidential candidate choices:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbwOi1UGhg\">https:\/\/t.co\/vbwOi1UGhg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goodnight.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728076665046192129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t think the people of my town are wrong: They deserve better choices than Hillary or Trump.<\/p>\n<p>An Open Letter: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8hXYkGIWut\">https:\/\/t.co\/8hXYkGIWut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728069675091779585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728068282989711361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I took an oath to the Constitution.<br \/>That means I&#39;m for limited government. <br \/>There\u2019s no evidence that either Trump or Hillary believe in that<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728067581601456128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why are we confined to these two terrible choices?  This is America.  If both choices stink, we reject them &amp; go bigger. That\u2019s what we do.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728059261637435392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why are we confined to these two terrible choices?  This is America.  If both choices stink, we reject them &amp; go bigger. That\u2019s what we do.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728059261637435392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the history of polling, we\u2019ve basically never had a candidate viewed negatively by half of the electorate.  This year, we have two.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728057148031164417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the history of polling, we\u2019ve basically never had a candidate viewed negatively by half of the electorate.  This year, we have two.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728057148031164417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, will Sasse be the third party candidate? Time will tell.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(note to reporters: Such a leader should be able to campaign 24\/7 for the next 6 mons; thus likely can\u2019t be an engaged parent w\/little kids)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSasse\/status\/728061945274720256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a style=\"font-size: 12px;\" href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/katiepavlich\/2016\/05\/05\/will-ben-sasse-run-as-a-conservative-in-a-third-party-n2158367\">Will Senator Ben Sasse Run as a Third Party Conservative Against Trump and Clinton? &#8211; Katie Pavlich<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}