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Paul Ryan is giving a big speech to officially rule out a late bid to nominate him for presidency
Business Insider ^ | 04/12/2016 | Allan Smith

Posted on 04/12/2016 9:48:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday plans to officially rule out a potential late bid for the presidency.

"He's going to rule himself out and put this to rest once and for all," a Ryan aide told Business Insider.

Ryan's speech is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET in the lobby of the Republican National Committee office in Washington, DC.

Speculation surrounding Ryan's potential late-entry as a last-minute choice at the Republican convention in July has reached a fever pitch over the past month, as the likelihood of a contested convention has increased.

Last week, Politico's Mike Allen reported in his newsletter that "top Republicans are becoming increasingly vocal" of the possibility that Ryan winds up with the GOP nomination.

"One of the nation's best-wired Republicans," as cited by Allen, gave Ryan a better-than-50% chance of leaving the July convention as the party's nominee.

The Republican nominee could be named at the convention if none of the three remaining candidates enter it with 1,237 delegates. Frontrunner Donald Trump needs to secure a bit more than 60% of the remaining delegates to go into the convention with the 1,237 delegates.

Ryan, who was in Israel as a part of a congressional delegation visit last week, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he remained uninterested in the job.

"I think you need to run for president if you're going to be president, and I'm not running for president," Ryan said. "So period, end of story."

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To: SeekAndFind
"I think you need to run for president if you're going to be president, and I'm not running for president," Ryan said. "So period, end of story."

So tht leaves Cruz and Trump, the only two running.

61 posted on 04/12/2016 12:44:29 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: JPG

Eddie Munster doth protest too much!


62 posted on 04/12/2016 12:45:35 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Kabuki theater.


Yep. GOPe has been getting hammered on Colorado and Trump is benefiting. This is just a little you know what in Trump’s punch bowl to get the news cycle on something else.


63 posted on 04/12/2016 12:47:56 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: SeekAndFind

Great.

I hope he sticks to this and is not just waiting for the GOP leadership to beg him, then reluctantly agree to accept the nomination.


64 posted on 04/12/2016 12:50:11 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Brilliant

He may be positioning himself for 2020 though.


Forget 2020. Ryan has a primary challenger. He’s been posturing to not get Cantored lately. Going tough on Obama’s amnesty, etc. This is just more of that and trying to get Colorado off the news. GOPe is getting absolutely hammered by that.


65 posted on 04/12/2016 12:50:21 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Gaffer
honestly selected through votes of actual ordinary citizen voters.

Who are you kidding? The GOPe doesn't believe in that.

66 posted on 04/12/2016 12:58:38 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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To: SeekAndFind

The Sneaker of the House


67 posted on 04/12/2016 12:59:23 PM PDT by teletech
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To: Liz; SeekAndFind

“Yawn.”

S N O R E

: )


68 posted on 04/12/2016 12:59:32 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Whenifhow

It’s definitely a trick.


69 posted on 04/12/2016 2:19:53 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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