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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPaul Ryan’s Problems Are Just Beginning
Paul Ryans Problems Are Just Beginninghttps://politicalwire.com/2016/10/15/paul-ryans-problems-are-just-beginning/
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New York Times: If Mr. Trump is defeated on Nov. 8 as Mr. Ryan has all but conceded but Republicans maintain their House majority, it will fall largely to Mr. Ryan to piece the rubble of his party back together.
There is, of course, the question of whether House members would let him do so. The Republicans crisis would have an early reckoning with the House decision on whether the speaker should be Mr. Ryan whose beliefs in free trade, tolerance toward immigration, changes to entitlement programs and conservative governance have long been Republican orthodoxy or a new brand of leader who embodies Trumpism.
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Paul Ryan’s Problems Are Just Beginning (Original Post)
applegrove
Oct 2016
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SamKnause
(13,091 posts)1. Good.
I hope they continue to grow.
The Republicans deserve everything coming their way.
They are a despicable lot.
They destroy everything they touch.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. Ryan will kneel before Zod eventually. Trump owns his voters nt
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. Spineless
The country has seen what a worthless hack he is.
Even the Trump people hate him now.
no_hypocrisy
(46,076 posts)4. Ryan is toast if:
A) Hillary wins with democratic House, or
B) Trump wins with a republican House (because Trump won't let him be Speaker).