He can..but it might not play well in the heartland.. There's a strong populist streak. Look at the problems that Lisa M< had in Alaska, when her dad appointed her. It almost cost her the election.. I wish someone could explain to me how the good people of Iowa keep on returning Grasseley and Harkin..term after term..thatr's got to be the oddest pair of polar-opposite same state senators EVER..
Interesting about Nebraska's two senators...Hagel, the R-senator, is stupidly left, while Nelson, the D-senator, is generally conservative. It would be better if Nelson would switch parties and stay in the Senate, then have a popular conservative Republican go after Hagel in the primaries. Again, Tom O comes to mind...