Walker and Ryan have been the 2 most conservative and well-liked politicians in Wisconsin history. Before I throw them overboard for something else, I am going to make damn sure of the bona fides of anyone I would choose to replace them.
Do you know Paul Nehlen? What has he done? Why hasn't he previously been involved in the politics of a state that has been the epicenter of GOP political battles for the past decade? Why do 96% of his political contributions come from out of state? Why is his campaign manager a shady operative from Virginia instead of some professional from the area? Why won't Nehlen declare a pro-life stance to Wisconsin Right to Life?
These are legitimate questions. And shouting down those who raise these questions as GOPe or Cheap Labor supporters isn't just rude, it's foolish.
I've known Speaker Ryan for many years, not well but I do know him and have worked with him on legislation. Scott Walker has been a personal friend of mine since he was my state assemblyman 20+ years ago. They are good and honorable men and far from the grotesque caricatures depicted by some on this site.
Do I agree with them 100% of the time? Absolutely not. But it has been my experience that they can be reasoned with and are always open to discussing amending their positions, especially if shown they are in error.
I don't live in Ryan's district, but have a background in knowing the voting precincts of all 8 Wisconsin congressional districts. It's why I was able to accurately predict the results of Wisconsin's presidential primary in April.
I say unequivocally even if Nehlen were a real candidate with a local background, local management and local support, he would still lose his challenge to Ryan. There are many candidates who are far more worthy of your support who could really use the help.
Wisconsin voters are simply not going to dump Ryan from the highest elective office ever held by a Wisconsinite because of a bunch of out-of-state tin-foil Trumper tantrums.
Just sayin'.
I don’t know Nehlen, either.
We were very lucky to get Dave Brat in 2014.
His win stopped Rubio’s amnesty bill from passing the House.
Cantor, Ryan, McCarthy and the rest had already decided to do pass it with mosty Democrat votes right after Cantor’s primary. They pulled it when he went down. Cantor was ready to betray us and we knew it.
I wanted to be rid of Cantor so bad, I voted for the Democrat in 2012 after failing to Cantorize him in the primary.
Ryan is betraying his constituents with his open borders stance.