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U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska won’t say how he voted in the presidential election. And the Republican begs off when asked about his own White House ambitions.

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Sen. Ben Sasse speaks in his campaign bus in Lincoln on Sept. 3, 2020.

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Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse sets down with the World-Herald for a wide ranging conversation.

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Sen. Ben Sasse speaks in his campaign bus in Lincoln on Thursday, September 3, 2020.

ANNA REED/THE WORLD-HERALD

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Sasse campaigned for many Senate Republicans, including Iowa’s Joni Ernst.

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PHOTOS: Sen. Ben Sasse on the campaign trail

Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Sen. Ben Sasse uses a machete to chop weeds during a visit to the Hunnicutt farms near Giltner in August 2019. 

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Fallon Hunnicutt uses a machete to cut weeds along the family's popping corn field during a visit by Sen. Ben Sasse on Thursday near Giltner. 

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Sen. Ben Sasse laughs with his communications director James Wegmann as he exits his campaign RV in August 2019 on a visit to the Hunnicutt family farms near Giltner.

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Bréley Hunnicutt carries her sister Vashti on her shoulders as they head back to their house after a campaign visit from Sen. Ben Sasse on Thursday to the family's farms near Giltner.

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Sen. Ben Sasse talks with Zach Hunnicutt about his farming operation in 2019 near Giltner.

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Sen. Ben Sasse and Fallon Hunnicutt pull weeds in the Hunnicutt's organic popping corn field Thursday near Giltner. 

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Breslyn Hunnicutt (left), her brother Truett and Sen. Ben Sasse pet Rock Star, a husky-lab mix, during a campaign stop to the Hunnicutt farms near Giltner in August 2019. 

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Sen. Ben Sasse talks with Brandon (left) and Zach Hunnicutt on Thursday during a visit to the family's farm near Giltner.

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

A drone piloted by Brandon Hunnicutt flies about the family's organic popping corn field during a visit by Sen. Ben Sasse on Thursday near Giltner. 

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Sen. Ben Sasse, 8.08

Breslyn Hunnicutt hugs her dad Brandon during a visit by Sen. Ben Sasse on Thursday to the family's farms near Giltner.

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U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, 8.5

Sen. Ben Sasse made it official that he will run for reelection on Aug. 5, 2019, at the Millard airport.

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U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, 8.5

Sen. Ben Sasse (left) takes a photo with Matt Johnson of Bellevue on Aug. 5, 2019, at Millard Airport, where Sasse announced he is running for reelection. 

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U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, 8.5

Sen. Ben Sasse walks off stage after being handed a Runza sandwich by former Gov. Dave Heineman on Aug. 5, 2019, at the Millard Airport, where Sasse announced he is running for reelection. 

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U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, 8.5

Whitney Belin (center) fans her friends before Sen. Ben Sasse speaks Aug. 5 at Millard Airport, where he announced he's running for reelection. "I went to one of these when he was first elected," said Belin.

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U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, 8.5

Former Gov. Kay Orr praises Sen. Ben Sasse's pro-life stance on Aug. 5 at Millard Airport, where Sasse announced he is running for reelection.

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U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska won’t say how he voted in the presidential election. And the Republican begs off when asked about his own White House ambitions.

Sasse campaigned for many Senate Republicans, including Iowa’s Joni Ernst.

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