Some Republicans are so desperate for Paul Ryan to step up as the next speaker of the House that they’ve started talking about retiring if he doesn’t, according to a group that works on behalf of the House GOP’s more moderate members. --After Ryan, those members have no second choice or even a second tier of potential speakers, said Sarah Chamberlain, chief operating and financial officer for the Republican Main Street Partnership, a group that backs “mainstream” Republicans and plans to spend millions helping them protect their House seats in 2016.
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(Hat tip: KimR)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Moderate Republicans’ Threat: Paul Ryan for Speaker—or We Quit
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moderates,
Paul Ryan (R-WI),
retirement,
speakership
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