“It’s disappointing, and I think frankly, it’s conduct that Nebraskans do not find becoming of a United States senator who’s got a year-and-a-half of experience,” said David Kramer, a former Nebraska GOP chairman who supported one of Sasse’s opponents in a 2014 primary but then backed Sasse in the general election. “It’s forced and somewhat contrived for somebody who doesn’t have much to show … to all of a sudden be the darling of certain corners of the political spectrum for simply being the guy who says, ‘Don’t vote for Donald Trump.’”…
“I’m different than most people here in that politics is not the center of my life,” Sasse said in a recent interview in his Senate office. “I am sure there are going to be times that I am going to [take] actions in the Congress that Nebraskans will disagree with. That’s fine … If the voters differ with that and if I, down the road, sought reelection, that’s their choice to make their decision.
“But it isn’t my job to put my finger in the wind and figure out short-term public opinion,” he added…
He is also increasingly a no-show at Republican Party lunches, even as he keeps up his social media presence. The prevailing view among Senate Republicans is that Sasse is preparing to run for president, and sooner rather than later.
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