(Senate Candidate) Ryan Cancels DC Trip

[WilliamPitt]

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Ryan Cancels D.C. Trip

Illinois Senate Candidate Begins to Reasses Campaign

By Lauren W. Whittington
Roll Call Staff

Thursday, Jun. 24; 02:12pm

Besieged by negative headlines and editorials, embattled Illinois Senate candidate Jack Ryan (R) cancelled a trip to Washington, D.C., today as he begins to reassess whether he can continue his campaign in the wake of damaging allegations from a previously sealed divorce file that was made public this week.

Ryan had planned to appear at a morning event showcasing the support of retiring Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.), the man he hopes to succeed, and to attend a noon luncheon with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman George Allen (Va.), who has stood firmly behind the nominee despite calls from some Republicans for him to exit the race.

But the trip was scrapped at the last minute, sources said, with Ryan choosing to stay in Chicago to huddle with his advisers. “The tone seemed to have changed within the campaign,” said one GOP source in Washington. “Now it seems that they’re kind of reassessing the coverage that they’re getting and where they stand on a day-to-day basis.”

Earlier in the week, Ryan canceled a breakfast fundraiser that had been scheduled for this morning, after Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) pulled out of his appearance because the event conflicted with a meeting at the White House. A Ryan spokeswoman told The Associated Press on Thursday that the trip was not cancelled because Ryan is rethinking his candidacy, and she maintained that the nominee is staying put.

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[AspenRose]

1. *snicker*

So much for hitting the boobie bars in DC this week.

[thebigidea]

2. well, obviously the decision has been made for him

He's going to step down, and either friday or saturday a statement will come out saying that he's not going to run to "spare his ex-wife the pain of all this tabloid attention" or something.

[lapfog_1]

6. on edit

make that "spare his FAMILY blah blah..." and you, too, can be
a rethug speech writer!

They are, after all, the party of FAMILY VALUES.

[k in IA]

3. Well, sh#@! What is the system for picking a replacement

candidate if he pulls out?

[mopinko]

party decision

bigwigs place a crown on some lucky white guys head.

[mopinko]

4. there is a conferences call

scheduled for this afternoon, i believe, with all the IL rethug bigwigs. he will be encouraged to take a long walk on a short pier. the only real topic of conversation will be who to replace him with.

[Beetwasher]

5. Ahh, The Sweet Smell Of Imploding Hypocrites!!!

Suweeet!

[k in IA]

7. Yeah, but Obama was going to kick his ass! Now, who will the

Repub candidate be?

[BadGimp]

8. Oh man his wife is sooo HOT!!!!!!!!!

Why on earth would you want to allow someone else to ... never mind..he's a Rethuglican.

[k in IA]

10. Didn't he want other people to watch him with her, not her with

other people?

Nevermind, I don't really want to know the specifics.

[Susang]

9. Either way, I believe Obama will win in November

The other Republican candidates were miserable and nobody gave two shits about them. He was the only one with a modicum of charisma. If Ryan stays in the race, the press will be merciless on him (the Chicago press already has been). If he drops out, Obama will have a clear advantage over any candidate they pick, seeing as they have no Republican superstars in Illinois at the moment, particularly one that can take Chicago votes away from Obama.

[tritsofme]

11. Just hope that Edgar doesn't get in the race.

Because I think he could win.

He is a very popular former governor, and fairly moderate.

Hell, I even voted to reelect the guy.

Obama, of course gets my vote in November no matter what.

[Moderator]

12. Duplicate topic, please discuss here, thanks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=643126