Paul Ryan 3:15 et I am NOT Running

[mitty14u2]

Source: Cnn

Ryan is going to make a speech RNC at 3:15 ET

Read more: Not yet

[houston16revival]

1. Yes, I hear you: not yet

I don't believe him either, but

I hope he's emphatic and gets out and stays out

If he is it's because he thinks they can't win this year

If nothing he is details oriented, and the GOP ideologically and logistically
has some cleaning up to do

[Zira]

17. He insists, but he also did the same for the house speaker role

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKCN0X91Z5

[corkhead]

2. he said the same about speaker. His word and $6 will get you a nice latte.

[bemildred]

3. He would do well to stay out of it. No point in getting muddy too. nt

[DemocracyDirect]

4. He is going to stay out of it...

... unless he is dragged into it.

Then he will accept the nomination.

[Cosmocat]

13. Agreed

nm

[NeoGreen]

5. Not the same as saying...

...I will NOT accept if nominated.

Or, how to succeed in politics without really trying.

I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

[Paladin]

8. Exactly. (nt)

[Zira]

18. +1

[Bodych]

6. But...but...he's so presidential...

...and unassuming; and I saw him washing already-washed dishes once in a diner, really "pitching in".

Will he accept an anointment?

/snark

[brooklynite]

7. Somehow that argument never worked for ELizabeth Warren...

[mitty14u2]

9. Skip to 2020? Ryan will run, afraid to ruin chances now?

[houston16revival]

20. exactly

He's their go-to guy for an election they can win

and he doesn't want to ruin his career

But it also must be said, and he's made this point consistently, that
he's said the nominee should be put through the process of running.

Who can disagree with that one? The media, the travel, the endurance,
the scrutiny, the press, the platform, it takes time, months if not 2 years.

Candidates for POTUS in the modern era need to be battle-tested.

There is no substitute.

[onehandle]

10. Good idea, because he would be losing to Hillary. nt

[Myrina]

11. Not RUNNING, but that doesn't mean he won't accept the nomination if 'chosen'.

Semantics, semantics ....

[MANative]

12. From a CNN breaking news email...

"House Speaker Paul Ryan plans a speech this afternoon to say he won't be the GOP presidential nominee under any circumstances, an aide tells CNN."

Emphasis mine.

[Cryptoad]

14. Wink , Wink, nod, nod

[Loki]

19. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean?

Yuppers Paulie. Got any other lies in your back pocket you're trying to sell?

[Throckmorton]

15. Tonkinese cat is glad

Generalissimo Franco is still dead.

[turbinetree]

16. This is what Ayn Rand Ryan has in mind..........................................

Honk--------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[yurbud]

21. why announce it then? is he hoping for people to beg him?

[Ruby the Liberal]

22. 6 months ago, he "wasn't running" for Speaker either

Remember how much he didn't want the job?

[TomCADem]

23. Paul Ryan Also Has No Interest In Being Speaker

This act is getting a bit old.

[sofa king]

24. He's already a front-runner.

I seem to be the only person in the world who has bothered to look at what happens when you combine vote-theft with a contested Republican convention.

No matter what now, there is going to be a powerful right-wing third-party candidate in this race. They're either going to steal it from Trump, or find some other wingnut to run as the third party.

Using the vote theft methods already in place, the Republicans then carefully shift electoral votes around so that no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.

The contested election then goes to the House of Representatives, but there's the thing: the Republican House is best at doing nothing and if they do not vote on a President they protect themselves while handing the Presidency to the Speaker of the House.

So no, Paul Ryan really doesn't want to run this year, because he's the only person in the picture who has a significant chance of winning without a single vote.