Posted on 03/28/2016 8:08:38 AM PDT by bigbob
A wealthy businessman with tea party ties confirmed Sunday that he is mounting a primary challenge to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, saying that after donating to the Wisconsin Republican’s past campaigns he feels “betrayed” by the speaker on trade deals and immigration.
The businessman, who is not yet revealing his identity, promised that his run will “shake up the establishment in a profound way,” according to a political consultant close to the prospective candidate.
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Hmmm. He was last elected in 2014 and his term ends in January, so I had to look since i live nearby in IL but don’t know the WI schedule. HEre’s the deal:
Presidential Primary: April 5, 2016
State Primary: August 9, 2016
Filing Deadline: June 1, 2016
So the challenger has plenty of time to build a campaign, hopefully one that can put Ryan out of politics for good.
twitter people saying it is Eric Odom
twitter people saying it is Eric Odom
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Eric Odom reported that he talked to a business man who was going to run. Several people on twitter are saying it is Odom that is going to run.
I guess we will just have to see how it shakes out.
I don’t care how wealthy, I will donate to send Ryan packing
Oh that’s great thank you. I think he may have a great chance since I would bet only really conservative voters would vote in August. It would be great to get rid of Ryan in the primary.
Taliban Ryan is toast!
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