“don’t want to underestimate Trump, but I don’t see how he can recover from this.”
Ryan needs to go. It’s the only way forward now.
What’s the alternative? Do tax reform and Ryan fails to deliver again?
The failure to repeal obamacare won’t hurt Trump. But I don’t see how he can continue working with Ryan. If Ryan stays, the GOP will get nothing done and will lose the house next year.
...”The failure to repeal obamacare won’t hurt Trump. But I don’t see how he can continue working with Ryan. If Ryan stays, the GOP will get nothing done and will lose the house next year.”...
I think you are right. Ryan was very much against President Trump just a short time ago and we do know he is a member of the “establishment.” Is he incapable of fairly handling his job or is he committed to something more sinister? Who can know these things for sure. We do know the President trusted him to handle this well and it was botched.
“If Ryan stays, the GOP will get nothing done and will lose the house next year.”
In my humble opinion, Ryan will not survive this crash and burn. On losing the house, I also think you are wrong. People know the Democrats have nothing left in their quiver and their bench is non-existent, period. What I see is a major shift in many, many primary challenges from our deep bench against those who have shown their deep state alliances are stronger than their supposed alliance to those they are sworn to represent.
Ever since seeing David Brat dispense with one of the biggest RINO’s of all time, Cantor, while being incredibly outspent. Brat did it almost totally on message and a plan to get the message directly to the voters. For those who do not know, Brat’s total expenditures for his campaign were less than one establishment supporter steak dinner thrown by Cantor. He beat the machine badly and now being a visible leader against the machine, will be followed and aspired to for guidance of the next wave of populist instead of party candidates.