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First on CNN: Republicans shouldn't skip party convention, Ryan saysBy Manu Raju, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/paul-ryan-republican-national-convention/index.html
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Washington (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday called on nervous Republicans to attend their party's convention in July, urging GOP lawmakers to stand united behind whomever delegates choose as their presidential nominee.
In an interview with CNN, Ryan downplayed concerns voiced by a growing number of GOP lawmakers who are eager to skip what could be a messy and controversial convention so they can instead worry about their own re-election fights back home.
"If you were planning on going to the convention, you should go," Ryan said in the Capitol. "It could be a great historical exercise. I mean, it could be something you'll remember the rest of your life, so I would go if I were, if I had a chance to go."
Asked about concerns from GOP lawmakers about being tied too closely to their nominee, Ryan said: "I think that we should go. This is our convention making our nominee, so I think everybody should participate."
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First on CNN: Republicans shouldn't skip party convention, Ryan says (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2016
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applegrove
(118,677 posts)1. I can't say I feel sorry for a group of people who have needlessly made the lives of many millions
very, very hard, and all for excessive riches for a few. So who is with me:
Bucky
(54,020 posts)2. He sounds like Maud asking Harold to a lovvvvellly pahty
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)3. Do you think he's going to pull an "October Surprise"
and wrangle the nom?