Sasse must be mentally ill. Or a substance abuser. Nothing else could explain his position in this mess.
He wins his first political race in 2014 and has the whacky thought that he could run against Trump and Hitlery?!
It sounds like he got a little too big for his britches, and was talked into it by someone more devious - Romney.
This could be the beginning of the end of his “service”.
He thought he was the next Rubio or Obama. Spend as little time in the senate and look like you are going somewhere. Dont actually pay your dues, just go straight to the White House.
Well, the Repubs have learned from the DemocRATS that if you want to keep your people in line, all you have to do is threaten to stop funding their next campaign.
Simple .. bribery .. works every time.
Probably not mentally ill or a substance abuser, just used to be in the Bush Administration.
THe same could be said of Ted Cruz, until you add the factor you left out: blind ambition and unbridled lust for power.