Posted on 04/11/2018 1:31:49 PM PDT by Hadean
WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November, ending a brief stint atop the House and signaling the peril that the Republican majority faces in the midterm elections.
Mr. Ryan said he will serve until the end of this Congress in January, which will mark 20 years in Congress. He insisted he will be “leaving this majority in good hands with what I believe is a very bright future.”
But his retirement, at the age of 48, is sure to kick off a succession battle for the leadership of the House Republican Conference, likely between the House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy of California, and the House majority whip, Steve Scalise of Louisiana. And it could also trigger another wave of retirements among Republicans not eager to face angry voters in the fall and taking their cue from Mr. Ryan.
As if on cue, Representative Dennis Ross, Republican of Florida, announced his retirement an hour after Mr. Ryan.
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WINNING!
Has he announced he will be the GOP-E spoiler candidate to run against Trump in 2020 yet?
Need to get rid of McConnell too.
IBW,B
He never wanted the position in the first place...so byeeee!
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He got the message!
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Actually, Paul Ryan should be running; running to escape getting tarred and feathered.
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NY Slimes: Eat $hit and Die!
McCarthy and Scalise are both excellent leaders.
We win!
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Kevin McCarthy is a California douchebag and will be the same as Ryan.
Scalise is THE MAN.
GO LOUISIANA!!!!!!!!!!
Not a Paul Ryan fan, but I do wish he would have run for reelection and then resigned. I believe there to be a 90% chance that the Dems pick up this seat and hold it for a very long time.
Now,.. if he’d just take his concubine McConnell with him.
Lock him up.
I’d rather it be Scalise.
Either have my support. Hard working men with leadership abilities. Who will fill the PR seat ? Any ideas?
Please say it’s 95% sure that the Democrats will win the House and Senate, NYT. Quote Nate Silver and your other experts just to put a lock on your sure-fire prediction.
This is the next best thing that could happen to this bastard aside from contacting a terminal disease.
Speaker? I thought his title was Turncoat Sleaze Weasel. Wow, you learn something new every day!
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