Posted on 08/09/2016 9:50:32 AM PDT by nikos1121
1st CD, Republican: Incumbent Paul Ryan, of Janesville, and Paul Nehlen, of Williams Bay.
I absolutely have nothing on this election, so I thought I'd start a thread, and we can add to it as information comes in. Some polls have Ryan way ahead, and a few find it less certain. On the other hand, wasn't this the climate before the Cantor election? He was sitting fat dumb and happy with a big lead in the polls?
If I were a betting man, I'd have to put my money on Ryan and by all counts, he's a very popular guy up there, but then again, so is Obama.
The lesson of this is the same as the lesson of Todd Akin, Sharon Angle and Christine O’Donnell. You have to run a good candidate.
Don’t confuse legit criticism of Paul Ryan with the fact Paul Nehlen was a terrible candidate. He hid his background, moved here (WI) from out of state and his bio was a fraud. All that got exposed over and over here locally even though the Breitbarts of the world didn’t say a word about it to a national audience.
A “Dave Brat” caliber guy could have given Ryan a run for his money. Nehlen was not even close to that guy.
This foreshadows a concern now with Trump. You’ve got to get enough people to support you plus the anti Hillary vote. The anti Hillary vote alone isn’t going to carry us in November folks. Trump has to start playing smarter.
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I posted Nehlen business interests~They are on Wiki as well as websites—commercial websites...
I don’t think there is any comparison between Nehlen and Todd Akin and the others==he just had to go up against a super Strong opponent—Speaker of House with super strong media support...same problem Trump had in Wisconsin...
I note that you thanked another poster gor the background on Nehlen...so I am guessing you really don’t know beyond the WISN hit piece...you are not in Wisconsin have no ties to it.
Re info from WISN 1130. They have been very ANTI TRUMP and PRO CRUZ, WALKER, RYAN. How do I know? I listen to them as I used to live there in District 1...how about you?!?!
You are concerned about Trump...Are you Concern Troll? Are you a Cruzer?
in VT
PHil Scott wins GOP primary and could be the next GOV
cannot help but think he is bad news if he ever becomes a US Senator
prochoice pro-gay. Says he wont vote TRUMP
http://www.wcax.com/story/32723273/phil-scott-wins-gop-primary-for-vt-governor
MINN
Jason Lewis won primary in MN 2nd. an open seat.
he beat two other pro-lifers.
https://join.jasonlewis2016.com/issues/
2nd place went to Darlene Miller who was endorsed by
Susan B. Anthony List
https://twitter.com/UpAndAtEmShow/status/763201786354208770/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
That's exactly what Ryan is, a self serving boy in a mans body.
“Why would Ryan go to Trump’s rally? Trump had just sent a “shout out” to Ryan’s primary opponent and then delivered a “witty” insult that he (Trump) wasn’t “there” yet in endorsing the sitting Speaker of the House.
Ryan wasn’t going to show up at the rally to give Trump another chance to go off script to insult him again.”
Why are you even on FR? You proudly support the amnesty, globalist, liberal traitor Ryan. Shouldn’t you be with your friends on DU?
“You have all lost sight of what is important. No true conservative could donate to a democrat, especially those running today. That confirms what I said before. This site has been invaded by a bunch if liberals.”
Now, that is ironic. An amnesty supporting globalist like yourself calling others “liberals”. YOU are the liberal. You and your filthy, rotten, worthless gigolo of a congressman, Paul Ryan.
Just how is your precious Ryan conservative? The boy’s so dumb that he was destroyed by Slow Joe in a debate. Ryan supports TPP, supports importing rapeugees and proudly reduced the pay of Vets. I’ll say that again: the gigolo reduced the pay of our suffering Vets while, at the same time, giving aid and support to rapefugees.
Ryan is just as leftist as his BFF Obama and Killary. He is friends with LUIS GUTIERREZ!!!! LUIS GUTIERREZ! Gutierrez is one of the biggest traitors the country has ever suffered. He proclaimed proudly that his loyalty was to immigrants, not to the U.S. But, obviously you people don’t care.
Ryan’s wife comes from a huge, wealthy, powerful democrat family and she supports him financially. I’m sure she’s a main reason that he is a democrat at heart.
I and many other conservatives will be cheering for Ryan’s democrat opponent to cream him.
Well, you now know what their endorsements are worth in real life/elections.
236 House Republicans voted for him to be their leader. Only 10 Republcans Representatives voted aganst him.
Donald Trump endorsed Ryan, not Nehlen
Ryan has a lifeime American Conservative Union rating of 89% conservative.
Only one Wisconsin Republican congressman has a higher rating, James Sensenbrenner whose rating is 1 point higher at 90%.
Very well said
Trump endorsed Lyin’ Ryan for political reasons. The ACU are obviously smoking something or has been paid off by the GOPE. Ryan is NO conservative.
Actions speak louder than words. And Ryan’s actions are the actions of a liberal. Cut Vet pay so rapeugees can receive more freebies. Supports TPP. Supports unlimited amnesty with his traitor friend, Luis Gutierrez. Any so-called “Republican” would shun Gutierrez and have nothing to do with that racist bastard.
So what if 236 RINOS voted for him. Many informed people, including myself, were passionately opposed to him becoming speaker. We knew what a RINO he was and still is.
Sorry, your propaganda won’t work with me. I proudly support Ryan’s Democrat challenger. After all, Ryan is a democrat in everything but name. So, in the immortal words of Hitlery Rotten Criminal, “What difference does it make?”
Looks like we’re out of touch with the voters in Wisconsin’s District 1. Very sad. What do the voters of District 1 see that we don’t? Are they that stupid?
“Looks like we’re out of touch with the voters in Wisconsin’s District 1. Very sad. What do the voters of District 1 see that we don’t? Are they that stupid?”
I don’t know what’s going through their minds. I guess they like the pork Ryan brings and the “prestige” of having their senator as the Speaker and to Hell with the safety and security of the U.S.
Shameful. I don’t even know why I’m angry since I expected Ryan to win but I am.
Every endorsement is “for political reasons.” There were registered Republicans and Independents who voted for Paul Ryan today because Donald Trump endorsed him.
All the ACU does is add up how politicians actually vote on bills.
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“You have all lost sight of what is important. No true conservative could donate to a democrat, especially those running today. That confirms what I said before. This site has been invaded by a bunch if liberals.”
Now, that is ironic. An amnesty supporting globalist like yourself calling others “liberals”. YOU are the liberal. You and your filthy, rotten, worthless gigolo of a congressman, Paul Ryan.
Just how is your precious Ryan conservative? The boy’s so dumb that he was destroyed by Slow Joe in a debate. Ryan supports TPP, supports importing rapeugees and proudly reduced the pay of Vets. I’ll say that again: the gigolo reduced the pay of our suffering Vets while, at the same time, giving aid and support to rapefugees.
Ryan is just as leftist as his BFF Obama and Killary. He is friends with LUIS GUTIERREZ!!!! LUIS GUTIERREZ! Gutierrez is one of the biggest traitors the country has ever suffered. He proclaimed proudly that his loyalty was to immigrants, not to the U.S. But, obviously you people don’t care.
Ryan’s wife comes from a huge, wealthy, powerful democrat family and she supports him financially. I’m sure she’s a main reason that he is a democrat at heart.
I and many other conservatives will be cheering for Ryan’s democrat opponent to cream him.
236 House Republicans voted for him to be their leader. Only 10 Republcans Representatives voted aganst him.
Donald Trump endorsed Ryan, not Nehlen
Ryan has a lifeime American Conservative Union rating of 89% conservative.
Only one Wisconsin Republican congressman has a higher rating, James Sensenbrenner whose rating is 1 point higher at 90%.
Geez, where have you been?
The House is full of RINOS...Ryan is the head of the RINOs...
I don’t care who voted for him to be Speaker...Ryan is a globalist cheap labor express, open borders sellout...
Interesting about your Conservative Union rating as 89 percent because CONSERVATIVE REVIEW GAVE RYAN AN F...AN F.
Frankly, most folks around here would agree with Conservative Review...RYAN GETS AN F...an F. Yet you are supporting Ryan with a Conservative Union 89 percent conservative rating...Ryan may have been a conservative 10 years ago so perhaps the CU rating applied back then, but certainly not now...which is what we are living in..NOW
Everyone on this board and who is actually following politics knows that Trump made that endorsement because he had to...not because he wanted to...
Sure you are on the right Forum? This is the PRO TRUMP forum supporting THE CONSTITUTION, LIBERTY, FREEDOM, NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY—things Ryan does not!
No, actually, I don’t.
Don’t presume this is some kind of litmus test.
Not surprised. CT is a blue state to begin with.
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