PAC aims for independent or Libertarian run

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse has disavowed the idea that he’d run an independent presidential candidacy, but a new PAC wants to persuade him to do it — for America.

“Due to Donald Trump effectively winning the Republican nomination and the exit of Ted Cruz, they [are] calling on all Americans to chart a new path in national politics,” Draft Sasse PAC announced on Monday.

Sasse was the first high-profile Republican to publicly declare that he “cannot support Donald Trump” in February. The senator rejected Trump based on his lack of conservative credentials, disregard for constitutional principles, and his campaign style that’s attracted the support of white nationalists.

In early May, Sasse called for an “adult” conservative candidate to run an independent campaign and serve one term to focus on the most important national problems.

“There are dumpster fires in my town more popular than these two ‘leaders,’” Sasse said when criticizing Trump and Hillary Clinton. He has disavowed plans to run as an independent, however.