Posted on 05/06/2016 1:18:29 AM PDT by reaganaut1
On Wednesday morning, not even 24 hours after Donald Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan convened his top advisers for a call. With Congress out of session, Ryan was bouncing between multiple states, raising the piles of money needed to keep House Republicans in the majority.
But Donald Trump was on his mind. The speaker could not at least at this point support him. And he wanted to talk through how to proceed.
Ryan never expected Trump to lock up the nomination so quickly. He didn't think Texas Sen. Ted Cruz would drop out of the race in May. In fact, Ryan's orbit was preparing for a contested convention in Cleveland, where he is slated to serve as chairman, effectively the emcee of the Trump coronation.
The decision was made quickly. The next day, he would go on CNN and make it official, in no uncertain terms.
I think what a lot of Republicans want to see is that we have a standard-bearer that bears our standards, he told Jake Tapper in the bombshell interview that was taped shortly before it aired on Thursday afternoon.
I think conservatives want to know, does he share our values and our principles on limited government, the proper role of the executive, adherence to the Constitution? Ryan added. There are lots of questions that conservatives, I think, are gonna want answers to, myself included. I want to be a part of this unifying process. I want to help to unify this party.
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Yes, those "consistent conservatives" who effectively abolished the debt ceiling.
Nope. For all intents and purposes, they have dropped. Out.
The reason they "suspend" instead of "end" is that they get to keep their delegates, and they can continue raising money beyond what is necessary to retire their campaign debts. And they can postpone the paperwork.
John McCain suspended his campaign to go back to DC to give his approval to the huge bank bailout, but then returned to campaign and (unfortunately) became the nominee.
McCain merely diverted his route on the campaign trail for a little grand standing in DC. His use of the word "suspend" was in the service of that grandstanding. It sounded suitably hugh and series. He never suspended his campaign the way Rubio, Kasich, and Cruz have. His campaign offices remained open, and his staff remained employed.
Bingo. They think “Conservative” is indistinguishable from “Republican.” We know that is demonstrably and ludicrously false.
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