No, Rino care failed because of this:
Freedom Caucus poised to back Ryan as speaker
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/freedom-caucus-paul-ryan-speaker-231218
Ryan’s Obamacare replacement plan was already out at the time and the freedom caucus still backed him.
Trump obviously wants Ryan out (check his tweet about judge Jennine and then what she said at the show). In the meantime he has no choice but to work with him. Ryan is the speaker of the house (thanks to the freedom caucus). Trump’s entire legislative agenda will go through him.
Great points. I keep hearing that no one else wants to be Speaker. How is this known? Are all the Republican reps on record saying they don’t want it? I haven’t heard that reported anywhere.
If the FC keeps going public with their support of Ryan, that will certainly discourage anyone more conservative from broaching the idea. Maybe that’s exactly why the FC has, post-Ryancare-fiasco, reiterated their support for Ryan—to make sure no challengers emerge.