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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts) Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:20 AM Mar 2016

Boehner endorses Paul Ryan for president

Former House Speaker John Boehner Wednesday endorsed current House Speaker Paul Ryan to be the Republican presidential nominee.

At the Republican convention, “anybody can be nominated,” Boehner said at a conference in Boca Raton, Fla., Wednesday.

“If we don’t have a nominee who can win on the first ballot, I’m for none of the above,” Boehner said. "They all had a chance to win. None of them won. So I’m for none of the above. I’m for Paul Ryan to be our nominee.”

Read the rest at: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/boehner-endorses-paul-ryan-for-president-220855

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Boehner endorses Paul Ryan for president (Original Post) PoliticAverse Mar 2016 OP

That's going to go over like a turd in the offering plate. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #1

I'm shocked that someone might consider Ryan would be a strong Presidential candidate. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #4

I know a number of Republicans who think he is a strong Presidential Candidate. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #7

Boehner referred to Ted Cruz as "lucifer. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #8

Cruz is a religious fanatic If I had to pick between Trump and Cruz, I would assume I am being Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #9

Boner actually went there? KamaAina Mar 2016 #12

Yeah, taht's the problem for the Repugs... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #13

This will help Trump Renew Deal Mar 2016 #2

Maybe they actually want all the Trump fans to secede Blasphemer Mar 2016 #3

In the land of the blind... kentuck Mar 2016 #5

I called it. And so it begins... stevenleser Mar 2016 #6

Now that's a switch... Blue Dalek Mar 2016 #10

America Shrugged AxionExcel Mar 2016 #11

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. That's going to go over like a turd in the offering plate.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:23 AM

Mar 2016

I have never seen the Republicans in such terror.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. I'm shocked that someone might consider Ryan would be a strong Presidential candidate. n/t

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:17 AM

Mar 2016

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

7. I know a number of Republicans who think he is a strong Presidential Candidate.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:17 AM

Mar 2016

I think the bigger problem will the populist backlash at replacing a candidate who received a majority of a majority of the Republican poplar vote and a plurality of the delegates with someone who did not even run.
Trump is already hinting at riots.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

8. Boehner referred to Ted Cruz as "lucifer.

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:24 AM

Mar 2016

He is not far from wrong.
If I had to pick between Trump and Cruz, I would take Trump.
Cruz is seriously into the Dominist religious cult, his father is a preacher in the cult, and they see themselves as "anointed" by God to control the earth.
Seriously.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

9. Cruz is a religious fanatic If I had to pick between Trump and Cruz, I would assume I am being

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:29 AM

Mar 2016

Waterboarded.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

12. Boner actually went there?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 02:26 PM

Mar 2016

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

13. Yeah, taht's the problem for the Repugs...

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 04:51 PM

Mar 2016

They can't stand either of the 2 top candidates and have little respect for the one that just dropped out.
so their only hope is to make a change at the convention later this year.
I suspect Rove will be involved, altho he has wisely kept his name away from the circus for some time now.

Renew Deal

(81,863 posts)

2. This will help Trump

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:34 AM

Mar 2016

Cruz supporters might vote for Trump just based on the wrongness of this.

Blasphemer

(3,261 posts)

3. Maybe they actually want all the Trump fans to secede

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:09 AM

Mar 2016

They have no good options right now and, one way or the other, the GOP is dead. Letting the crazies break away might be the best option they have. They will be losing elections for a long time otherwise.