Chatter grows that Ryan could step down

[MADem]

Chatter grows that Ryan could step down

......It’s not just the usual Freedom Caucus members who are pushing for change at the top; some more mainstream Republicans from safe GOP districts could pull their support over Ryan’s handling of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, lawmakers said.

The brash New York real estate mogul is enormously popular in many of these districts, but Ryan stopped actively supporting Trump after a recording surfaced of him talking in 2005 about groping and kissing women.

“Speculation is growing that Paul will not return,” said one senior GOP lawmaker close to leadership.

The lawmaker noted that if the GOP majority shrinks, Ryan could lose next year's floor vote to remain Speaker with a relatively small number of GOP defections.

“Why would he put himself in a situation where as few as 10 dissident members or one ill-timed quote from Trump could put his future in jeopardy?"

The outcome of the presidential race is a major factor for Ryan.

If Trump loses narrowly to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he and his die-hard loyalists will almost certainly try to pin some of the blame on Ryan.

“Those who talk to Paul say he is all in to stay Speaker,” the lawmaker continued. "But if you talk to members from the South, many will struggle to vote for him — even though they like him — because their constituents are furious” over his treatment of Trump.

One conservative GOP lawmaker told The Hill last week that a “fresh start” might be needed in the House and that Ryan would probably “step aside.”.....

Much, MUCH more at link: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/304245-chatter-grows-that-ryan-could-step-down

[Egnever]

1. Oh my yes the answer is clearly

Be more crazy.


Punish the rational ones ...


Humans are strange.

[Cha]

2. Poor trumpy. "The Most Dangerous Man in America"

Thanks MADem