Delegates at Nebraska GOP convention smack down Ben Sasse's call for third-party candidate

Omaha World-Herald ^ | May 14, 2016 | Robynn Tysver

[monkapotamus]

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse has carved out a name for himself on the national stage as a leader in the “Never Trump” Republican faction.

On the home front, however, the Nebraska freshman found himself rebuked Saturday by party loyalists upset at his call for a third-party candidate to arise and give conservatives such as himself an alternative to Trump in the fall election...

“If you support a third-party candidate, you are going to elect Hillary Clinton and she is going to nominate the next three or four members of the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Pat McPherson, an Omaha Republican.

The delegates also went one step further in making clear they were lining up behind Trump. They roundly rejected a counter-resolution that sought to condemn the presumptive GOP presidential nominee for making “degrading” comments toward women and minorities. (The resolution was submitted by people who opposed the earlier resolution.)

One Republican said it was not their place to be “thought police” in this presidential election.

Trump claimed more than 60 percent of the GOP vote in Nebraska’s presidential primary Tuesday.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The pompous ass deserved the smackdown.
Actualy he deserves to be Canotrized next primary.

[Rebelbase]

Agree. When Romney spouts that he’s a conservative, it’s pure comedy.

[apocalypto]

Mitt Romney should definitely be removed from the GOP.

[trebb]

“If you support a third-party candidate, you are going to elect Hillary Clinton and she is going to nominate the next three or four members of the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Pat McPherson, an Omaha Republican.

A line of thought that seems to have been absent for a couple election cycles - refreshing to hear some on "our side of the aisle" sound a bit more rational.