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Related: About this forumWhy is Ryan telling people to vote for Trump NOW?
"Regardless of this decision, the undisputed finding of the FBI's investigation is that Secretary Clinton put our nation's secrets at risk and in doing so compromised our national security. She simply believes she's above the law and always plays by her own rules, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said in a statement. "Let's bring the Clinton era to an end by voting for Donald Trump on Tuesday."It was the second time in two days that Ryan, the nations highest-elected Republican, had called on voters to support the GOP nominee by name. He had previously distanced himself from Trump, particularly after a recording emerged of Trump making vulgar comments about women.
Ryan surely knows Trump is going to lose and lose big. This is about the first time ever he has been this overt. Up to now he has barely mentioned Trump by name. My guess is that he has some polling data to the effect that some Trump voters are going to punish him by not supporting Republicans in tight congressional races.
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Why is Ryan telling people to vote for Trump NOW? (Original Post)
yellowcanine
Nov 2016
OP
Has nothing to do with Trump. He is trying to salvage down ticket relationships. nt.
NCTraveler
Nov 2016
#6
JHan
(10,173 posts)1. Ryan can go fuck himself, put our "national security at risk" my ass..
Andy823
(11,495 posts)2. Trying to cover his own ass
A lot of the tea party nuts are pissed at him, and I am sure he sill has ambitions of running for president next time around. If he doesn't come off looking like he was trying to help get Trump elected, it will be a lot harder for him to win over those clowns, and their brain dead base if he does run.
patsimp
(915 posts)4. ryan is also evil - he's an ayn rand disciple
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)5. This is about downballot
Hé doesn't give a crap about trump and
Fuck you ryan you lying sack of shut. She didn't put the nation at risk and that's not what poodle lapdog boy Comey said in front of congress : stop crapping out of your mouth
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)6. Has nothing to do with Trump. He is trying to salvage down ticket relationships. nt.
sinkingfeeling
(51,434 posts)7. No she didn't, Dickhead.
salin
(48,955 posts)8. Fear of retribution in the House (and not being reelected as Speaker)
Fear of the firebrands in the freedom caucus.
FSogol
(45,435 posts)9. Paul Ryan is the most spineless politician in this country.
I suspect he has been genetically modified to include jellyfish DNA (this also explains his chicken-like legs despite being a self-proclaimed "gym rat" .