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Sasse: GOP in a battle between 'conservatism and short-term-ism'
The Hill ^ | February 16 2021 | MARINA PITOFSKY

Posted on 02/16/2021 11:24:47 AM PST by knighthawk

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (R), who voted to convict former President Trump earlier this month in the Senate impeachment trial, warned that the Republican Party is in an internal battle between "conservatism and short-term-ism."

Sasse noted in an interview with NPR released Tuesday that “obviously there are a lot of people frustrated with me in Nebraska,” but he added that “a lot of them also have the six-and-a-half year history with me where they know that though I'm a very conservative guy, I'm pretty independent-minded."

"I don't think they're very surprised, but obviously there is a move at county and state levels across the country to have the Republican party focus, even more, on the personality of Donald Trump. And I don't think that's healthy,” he told the outlet.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bensasse; bidenvoters; fakeconservative; gopestablishment; rinos; uniparty
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1 posted on 02/16/2021 11:24:47 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

LOL He means conservatism and corporate lobbyist checks.


2 posted on 02/16/2021 11:26:58 AM PST by headstamp 2 (Socialism- Institutionalized Deprivation)
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To: knighthawk

Horsesh*t


3 posted on 02/16/2021 11:27:00 AM PST by twister881
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To: knighthawk

Who wants to focus on Trump’s personality? There are a lot of us who want to focus on preserving his numerous conservative accomplishments though...and who don’t like to watch the non-stop political persecution of him from those who dislike him.


4 posted on 02/16/2021 11:27:46 AM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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To: knighthawk

Fake Phony Fraud comes to mind with Sasse.


5 posted on 02/16/2021 11:28:11 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: knighthawk

This puke Ben Sasse thinks that he has six years for things to cool off but as patriots pick off other GOPe incumbents he is going to lose his mind long before then.


6 posted on 02/16/2021 11:28:59 AM PST by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic)
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To: twister881

Says the “supposedly”pro-life republican who trashes Trump at every turn,but leaves the abortion loving dems alone/.....Sooo,how pro-life are you Sasse????????


7 posted on 02/16/2021 11:30:08 AM PST by Hambone 1934 (When will the dems turn the US into Venezuela????)
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To: knighthawk

Sasse can kiss my asse


8 posted on 02/16/2021 11:30:24 AM PST by Jolla
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To: knighthawk
even more, on the personality of Donald Trump

They still don't get it.

9 posted on 02/16/2021 11:30:34 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: knighthawk

FEAR. Can you smell it? The Rinos are TRULY afraid of their voters. That’s why they are fine with calling the capitol protest an ‘insurrection’. It’s why they are fine with hiding behind barbed wire and thousands of troops now. They have now been exposed as the lying traitors they truly are and how they actually HATE their voters. Govt is now an enemy of the people. We are living the Hunger Games.


10 posted on 02/16/2021 11:32:17 AM PST by SDShack
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To: knighthawk

I really dislike people like this. Zero evidence presented at two impeachment’s of Trump that was impeachment worthy. Never had a chance to call witnesses to defend himself in two Senate trials. You can’t defend voting against ANYONE that has hearsay and no chance to defend themselves. Doing so is NOT conservative, it’s left wing nut Fascism.

I wonder what he would say if the politically spied on him illegally using all the government resources, accused him of terrible things, and never did he have a chance to defend himself.


11 posted on 02/16/2021 11:34:35 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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To: knighthawk

Conservatism as defined and promoted by the Uniparty.


12 posted on 02/16/2021 11:36:56 AM PST by OpusatFR
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a lot of them also have the six-and-a-half year history with me where they know that though I'm a very conservative guy, I'm pretty independent-minded."

That's an awful lot of words when "I'm a media whore" would have sufficed.

13 posted on 02/16/2021 11:37:15 AM PST by sacjones
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To: knighthawk

He started his career with Dennis Hastert


14 posted on 02/16/2021 11:39:54 AM PST by Lod881019
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To: knighthawk

Ben Sasse is wrong. GOP is in a battle between conservatives and left-leaning liberal jackasses who will ultimately end up as democrats!


15 posted on 02/16/2021 11:40:08 AM PST by maxwellsmart_agent (EQ)
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To: knighthawk

Sasse is done and he knows it. The people of Nebraska despise him.


16 posted on 02/16/2021 11:43:26 AM PST by Bayan
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To: knighthawk

Trump did while POC like him talk talk talk...


17 posted on 02/16/2021 11:43:45 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

More like Short Sasseism


18 posted on 02/16/2021 11:44:39 AM PST by Hurricane
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To: knighthawk

He is pretty much a typical GOP establishment hack. I suspect he and Mitch get along great.


19 posted on 02/16/2021 11:45:34 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: knighthawk

sASSe is no conservative.


20 posted on 02/16/2021 11:45:41 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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