Former Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans will lose if Donald Trump is nominee
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Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days.
Ryan, who left office in 2019 and had a sometimes contentious relationship with Trump, said he hoped that another Republican nominee would gain enough momentum early next year to overtake Trump after the first primaries. Ryan represented southeastern Wisconsin in Congress for 20 years, the last four as speaker.
“The party that puts the first fresh face forward wins this election,” Ryan said at an event on the University of Wisconsin campus organized by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.
"I think leaders should be honest, ethical, and moral"
Paul Ryan is none of those things.
My favourite Paul Ryan moment was when he said Rage Against The Machine was one of his favourite bands, and then Tom Morello wrote a lengthy article in response about how much of a jackass he is.
Like imagine naming your favourite band and then they go super far out of their way to tell you specifically to go fuck yourself lol.
It's crazy to think that Ryan wouldn't know the extremely vocal opinions of his alleged favorite band RATM. Like...it's in the name, and the lyrics, and from all of Morello's public statements.
....does Paul Ryan not know that he is "the machine"? Or is he just a willfully ignorant asshole?
I think he enjoys it because he is the machine. The wailing of those who oppose him is the most sweet lullaby.
Ugh, you might be right
Ryan clearly thought they were raging against like dishwashers and washing machines
When it comes to this dipshit, why not both?
I mean, I like bands that I don't agree with politically or philosophically. The biggest one that's to mind is A7X which is annoyingly hyper conservative victimism. It does mean I get tired of eye rolling and change artists after a while, but I can still enjoy the music for a while until the lyrics get overwhelming.
This happened in the UK with our right wingers too. David Cameron said that his favourite band was The Smiths. Johnny Marr publicly stated that David Cameron did not like The Smiths, because he forbade it. He would however allow it, if David Cameron left office immediately.
Now I think about it, didn't the Village People have beef with Trump over his use of YMCA at campaign rallies as well?
Paul Ryan was literally the speaker candidate that was chosen to appease the Freedumb Caucus (McCarthy was the original choice lol). Ryan is probably the biggest reason someone like Trump came into power.
How I miss the days when I disliked Republicans just for being slimey shitweasles and not literal fascists.
Slimey shitweasle is a precursor to literal fascist.
We finally found the slippery slope they're obsessed with!
And that slope is so slippery because it is covered in santorum.
I mean, regardless of their plans, the Bush era wasted an absurd amount of money and goodwill to get a million Iraqis killed and destabilize the Middle East for generations.
Paul "Do you even lift bro" Ryan?
Of course the only republicans to criticize trump are those no loner in office, or are already on their way out.
Edit: Don't forget that was instrumental in starting the Tea Party, which is what created the modern republican party as we are witnessing it.
Paul “I listen to rage against the machine and think nothing” Ryan
If Paul Ryan were still in Congress he’d be just as complicit in this shit show as the rest of the Republicans.
I think that's why he left; he saw this coming.
Not that I think highly of him, but that's how it seemed.
I don't give a fuck what Paul Ryan thinks about anything
Remember when the Romney campaign tried to sell him as a "policy wonk?"
I guess that plays better than "out-of-touch wet fart."
All I remember about him is he said his favorite band was Rage Against the Machine because he's a fucking dipshit frat boy
To be fair, that's a perfect distillation of Paul Ryan.
I completely forgot he existed.
My hope is that the GOP loses this election as the country's changing demographics catches up to it. Then they fade away to irrelevance, like the GOP in California. (They haven't won a state-wide office in years.)
Republicans' only semi-popular candidate is Trump. And seeing as he has dozens of indictments and stands a better than average chance of being incarcerated (or at least house arrest) by the time he'd be sworn in is pretty pathetic. I don't see a way Republicans win in 2026 but I've been surprised at the criminality and stupidity of this country too many times before.
Fun fact: nothing prevents Trump from serving as president while being in prison. Absolutely nothing in the Constitution and nothing in federal law.
Imagine with me a sitcom where Trump is about to receive a foreign prime minister but has to cancel last minute because he spit his lemon cookie at a guard and got 5 days in the hole.
Please let this be fiction.
In the first debate, all the people on the stage said they would support Trump if he got the nomination and was a convicted felon, with the exception of Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie.
Hutchinson is not going to make it to the next debate.
Sorry Paul Ryan, it looks like your misplaced hope is for one fascist to be replaced with another. Go fuck yourself.
Zoolander?
That's what they said in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, and they were only right 3 of those 4 times.
Fuck Paul Ryan, fuck Ron Johnson, fuck Robin Vos... but a broken clock is right twice a day.
If anyone wants to shit on his (parent's?) lawn, go visit Janesville lol.
Based on the media, the Democrats lose with Biden and the Republicans lose with Trump. Who actually would win?
In my little bubble people are mostly satisfied with Biden. Curious to see just how true that is nationwide.
And america will lose if he wins.
Don’t threaten us with a good time.
Though in all seriousness, I wouldn’t rule out Trump winning. The Saudis want him in power, and are already starting to jack up oil prices, in the hope of causing significant numbers of voters to vote against the government. There is a mood of dissatisfaction with the economy, which is sticking to Biden. The NYT and Washington Post seem to be doing their bit to tar him as a loser (presumably a volatile autocrat in the Whitehouse sells more papers). The Republicans still have structural advantages such as gerrymandering, voter suppression and partisan judges. And not least importantly, all those stories about how the Democrats are winning/abortion will sink the Republicans/the inevitable Trump candidacy will sink like a stone once it’s no longer a Republican primary will undoubtedly persuade a lot of Democrat voters that the race is won and they can take it easy. It’s going to be a hell of a fight.
He's like, psychic and shit.
I don't know about the psychic bit...
This dude got told run away after Trump popped on the scene and he'll get sent back once Trump dies. He's someone's "great white hope" puppet.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days.
“The party that puts the first fresh face forward wins this election,” Ryan said at an event on the University of Wisconsin campus organized by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.
“I think leaders should endeavor to be honest, ethical, moral people who try to set standards for themselves and lead by example across the country,” Ryan said.
Ryan said in the small number of swing states, including Wisconsin, the election will come down to winning over suburban voters.
But with just five days to go before Saturday’s government shutdown deadline, the Senate is trying to stave off a federal closure as hard-right lawmakers seize control of the House.
Senators unveiled a bipartisan stopgap measure to keep offices funded temporarily, through Nov. 17, to buy time for Congress to finish its work.
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Paul Ryan probably wants Ron Desantis, because he'll be a more efficient dictator.
One can hope.
Heard that a lot in 2016.
He's right, but it's not like the alternatives are any better, either for the party or for the US if they were to win.
Okay…so let me play devils advocate here
Why do the polls show trump in the lead? Are they purposely flawed to get people out to vote?
As far as I know, one poll showed Trump ahead and it was a phone poll, so how accurate could it possibly have been? Who answers unknown numbers on their phone in this country aside from Boomers and fools?