Republican presidential nominee could be the guy who isn’t running

Marketwatch ^ | Jan 6, 2016 | Darrell Delamaide

[detective]

In an election year set to break precedents, it is not impossible that the eventual Republican presidential nominee will be someone who is not even running for the office.

That someone, of course, is Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman recently installed as speaker of the House after running as the party's vice presidential nominee in 2012.

[detective]

The author thinks the Republican convention will be a brokered convention and that Ryan will be chosen by those in power in the Republican Party.

"Ryan seems to be the one Republican politician who has a chance of uniting the party behind him and presenting a credible challenge to Hillary Clinton in the general election."

[ifinnegan]

This is the newest desperate scheme of the GOPe.

[Company Man]

Oh yeah, that’s really going to motivate the base to GOTV. Not.

[Vigilanteman]

Folding like a cheap tent to B. ObaMao is not the way to unite the GOP. Ryan has about as much chance of uniting the party as Ronald Reagan, D.D.Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln do of descending from heaven to do the same job.

[SteveH]

does this need a barf alert or an easter bunny alert, or maybe both?

[Cold Heart]

An ad on the radio for Pest World just mentioned cock roaches when I clicked on this thread.

[Maceman]

Ryan seems to be the one Republican politician who has a chance of uniting the party behind him and presenting a credible challenge to Hillary Clinton in the general election.

[hoagy62]

Oh, God no!!

[Blue Collar Christian]

I think GOP voters are so fed up with the e that Ryan couldn’t beat the apparently almost on the ropes Broom Hillary.

[MCOAvalanche]

So then what is the point of the primary process? Just have a poll done at the convention if a non-candidate can be named the nominee.

[MUDDOG]

presenting a credible challenge to Hillary Clinton

Designated Repub loser.

[txrefugee]

Hahaha...talk about desperation!

[j.havenfarm]

I agree - this is wishful thinking by people who don't realize how Ryan has enraged the base. I am not a Trump guy. I share a lot of people's concerns about his commitment to conservatism, but also share glee at his taking on the government and media elites. My choices were Walker, and before he proved himself not ready for primtime, Carson. Now, if I could anoint a candidate, it would be Cruz, though I cannot help but think the Gop-e would be successful in sabotaging him. I think Trump's going to take it fair and square. I'm ready to get on board.

[pgkdan]

Oh yeah, that’s really going to motivate the base to GOTV. Not.

If some outside entity were trying to devise a plan to make conservatives stay home on election day this would be it.

[PAR35]

Well, he does deserve a reward for delivering Congress to Obama, much as Leslie King got the presidency for participating in the Warren Commission coverup.

[C. Edmund Wright]

actually I think it’s just an author trying to be out there with an idea so bizarre that no body else has it. Trying to be too cute by half.

[Rodm]

Wow, these guys at Market Watch must be smoke’n weed.

[ModelBreaker]

That is about as likely as Nancy Pelosi getting the nod for the Dems.

[Verginius Rufus]

Only once in American history has the losing Vice Presidential nominee later gone on to win a Presidential election. That was FDR, who was the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 1920.

If the party were to select a former VP nominee for their Presidential nominee, why Ryan? Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Dan Quayle, and Bob Dole are available. George H. W. Bush is also eligible since he only served one term as President.

[Verginius Rufus]

Only once in American history has the losing Vice Presidential nominee later gone on to win a Presidential election. That was FDR, who was the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 1920.

If the party were to select a former VP nominee for their Presidential nominee, why Ryan? Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Dan Quayle, and Bob Dole are available. George H. W. Bush is also eligible since he only served one term as President.