Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) went to Iowa this past weekend, but his purpose wasn’t to start opening campaign offices for a future presidential run. He was driving Uber and wearing Iowa Hawkeyes gear.
If you're in Des Moines, Iowa call an @Uber. There is a chance a Nebraska senator (@BenSasse) will pick you up in Hawkeyes gear. ? pic.twitter.com/fU9RpL4LqW
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 8, 2017
I really admire the Hawkeyes gear that @BenSasse is sporting tonight as he drives @Uber for the fine citizens of Iowa pic.twitter.com/70YWZhtqRC
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 8, 2017
Why, you ask?
i lost a bet
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
His bet was over the Iowa/Nebraska football game, in which the Iowa Hawkeyes beat his Nebraska Cornhuskers 40-10 this past November.
Nebraska Senator @BenSasse is getting behind the wheel in Iowa after losing a pretty major college football bet. https://t.co/Nj15o2SYUV
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) July 8, 2017
So Sasse took to the road. Here is some of his commentary during his time as an Uber driver.
"My husband just wears underwear."
–weirdest shout-out from a woman in the backseat of my uber tonight— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
lots of riders chanted "40-10" at me. It hurt https://t.co/w3Ahn0lePg
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
When told he doesn’t look good in yellow…
literally no one does https://t.co/VYkoL3HTMa
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
I've been playing the husker fightsong for every rider. (They love it.) https://t.co/UngEdohiLg
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
No wrecks, no moving violations, and limited shouting so far…. https://t.co/PN89eFz020
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
to be clear: I am not dressed as an avenger tonight https://t.co/55XcX47YI0
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
far more discussions of weight gain than usual https://t.co/2IRiihx3Aa
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
turns out the two young moms I just dropped off are hilarious…& their ideas for how to toughen up America should probably not be repeated https://t.co/KXV78CcwyI
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
my uber has air conditioning https://t.co/wgwwSUsDxN
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
These kids made me carry them through downtown Des Moines…#UberShouldersEdition pic.twitter.com/bQtIJ5z1wX
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017
This is not Sasse’s first experience with driving Uber as a sitting U.S. senator.
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