Ricketts' plan to take Sasse's Nebraska Senate seat controversial among Republicans
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Republican Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts' eye on Ben Sasse's Senate seat is raising concerns that Ricketts, a major donor to Gov.-elect Jim Pillen's campaign, may be buying the seat.
Even as they acknowledge Ricketts is deeply conservative and qualified to replace outgoing Sen. Ben Sasse, some Republicans aren’t sure such an appointment would be a good idea.
"It looks bad. It smells bad. What it looks like is two rich guys using their money and power to grab a Senate seat," said Jeremy Aspen, an Omaha Republican and former state party delegate. "This is how authoritarian countries operate, where a powerful few ride roughshod to get what they want. Things like this stay on voters’ minds."
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