Posted on 10/20/2015 5:43:20 PM PDT by cotton1706
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told the House GOP conference that he will run for Speaker if every caucus endorses him, according to lawmakers in the room.
Ryan made the pledge during a presentation behind closed-doors in which he outlined how he could be convinced to run for the chamber's top job.
He also gave the House GOP until Friday to rally around him.
Ryan told his GOP colleagues: "I know this sounds conditional, because it is," according to a source in the room.
A spokesman for Ryan immediately after the meeting said Ryan will only run if his colleagues accept his as a "unity candidate" who is backed by centrists and conservatives in the House.
"Unless the speaker is a unifying figure across the conference, he or she will face the same challenges that have beset our current leadership," spokesman Brendan Buck said.
He said Ryan "encouraged the members to discuss and consider his requests, and he asked that they make clear whether they support them by this Friday."
"If the members agree with his requests and share his vision, and if he is a unity candidate—with the endorsement of all the conference’s major caucuses—then he will serve as speaker. He will be all in," Buck said. "But if he is not a unifying figure for the conference, then he will not run and will be happy to continue serving as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee."
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We’ve already seen how effective Ryan is at confronting the other side.
Crazy Joe Biden handed him his arse at the VP debates a few years ago.
Harry Reid thinks Ryan is a great choice!!
FUPR!! Amnesty pimps need not apply!
If you like Harry Reid, you will LOVE Paul Ryan! I’m sold!
No!!!!!!!
FUPR.
This creep is trouble.
And Harry Reid Says He’s On Team Ryan?
Just another Boehner twin to get rid of then
The Von Ryan Express is leaving the station.
OK just do not get behind him.......story over
funny, I can remember when conservatives LOVED Ryan and were so exited that Romney picked him as his VP candidate.
Boooooooooooo!
How many caucuses are there?
I assume that members belong to more than one.
I assume these are things like the “Congressional Black Caucus” - probably one of the more famous ones.
So far as I know, each industry of significance has a caucus. Representatives from corn-producing districts belong to the “Corn Caucus.”
At 247 Republicans, any bloc of 30 could kill a speaker’s nomination. So it does make sense to partition the conference into groups of 30-31 and find a speaker that all 8 groups can agree upon.
Head's up on this too!!!
Joe Biden the idiot who copied a Neal Kinnock speech beat Ryan in a debate.
Ryan the budget expert hasn’t stopped every year from adding a trillion dollar to the USA deficit. What kind of success is that , Kasich worked with BJ Clinton and got smaller and eventually balanced budgets.
Why are the freedom caucus members even meeting with the Amnesty a-hole.
I remember how thrilling Benedict Arnold’s victory was at Saratoga.
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