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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPaul Ryan Fights to Survive Trump
Rick Klein: On the day that Donald Trump said and then said he didnt say that Second Amendment backers could stop Hillary Clinton from appointing judges, something remarkable happened in Wisconsin: Paul Ryan won his primary. By a lot. The House speaker won the GOP nomination by more than 46,000 votes out of 68,000 cast, for a ridiculous margin of 84-16. As is expected, and appropriate, Ryan was asked at his victory news conference to react to Trumps latest. Ryan said he hopes Trump clears up what he said very quickly. He also said something that you didnt have to read between any lines to read as clearly anti-Trump. Its simple to prey on peoples fears, Ryan said. That stuff sells, but it doesnt stick. It doesnt last.'Thats Ryanism, which the speaker is presenting as an alternative to Trumpism even now, post-convention, post-endorsement. If Trump has done something right in appealing to his base, so, undeniably, has Ryan. You dont win by nearly 70 points in a primary, in the post-Cantor age, with Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter lined up for your opponent, if you dont know what your voters want, in terms of style and substance. Ryans plan has been what it has always been: To still be standing, whatever happens at the top of the ticket.
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Paul Ryan Fights to Survive Trump (Original Post)
DonViejo
Aug 2016
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JHB
(37,160 posts)1. May the odds be ever in his favor...
Naaaaaaaaaaah!
Do something useful, Ryan. Like a Munsters tribute act.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)2. Sorry, Ryan, you'll be forever tied to the scum. Your spinlessness has burned you. Even talking up
your blank reports and empty plans will not save you.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)3. If he's tied to Trump, and winning by large margins,
then the Dems need to fight that much harder to win.