Sasse was openly telling everyone he was going to resign before the election. If he waits until after the election is over, the Governor gets to appoint his replacement until next term. Otherwise a replacement would have to run in his area and they'd probably lose because he has name recognition.
Sasse was openly telling everyone he was going to resign before the election. If he waits until after the election is over, the Governor gets to appoint his replacement until next term. Otherwise a replacement would have to run in his area and they'd probably lose because he has name recognition.