Paul Ryan Won't Run for President in 2016
Source: NBC
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in 2012, told NBC News in an interview Monday that he will not seek the presidency in 2016.
"I have decided that I am not going to run for president in 2016," Ryan said in a phone interview, noting that he is "at peace" with the decision he made "weeks ago" to forgo a bid for the White House.
"It is amazing the amount of encouragement I have gotten from people - from friends and supporters - but I feel like I am in a position to make a big difference where I am and I want to do that," he said.
The nine-term congressman believes he can make that "big difference" in his new role as chairman of the influential House Ways and Means Committee rather than as a presidential contender.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/paul-ryan-wont-run-president-2016-n284481
TexasTowelie
(112,527 posts)he knows the car clown makeup runs.
Mass
(27,315 posts)It has probably more to do with Walker than Romney.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)The House GOP rules say he has to if he runs for president, or even for Senate. He could always apply for a waiver (as I understand it) but that would probably not look very good.
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)I was really looking forward to more photos of clean pots being scrubbed.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Obviously...
louis-t
(23,309 posts)horrible, Randian budget ideas as toilet paper.
That is all.
George II
(67,782 posts)groundloop
(11,528 posts)nichomachus
(12,754 posts)H2O Man
(73,644 posts)How disappointing.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
H2O Man
(73,644 posts)Hulk
(6,699 posts)Which probably means HE WILL, in repuKKKe double-speak.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)whatever shall we do?
Did anyone check his statement for magic asterisks that utterly reverse its meaning?
riversedge
(70,359 posts)to throw in his hat. Actually, as others have indicated--Ryan previously hinted he would not run and a few days ago Walker booked himself to be Iowa.
tanyev
(42,642 posts)riversedge
(70,359 posts)for our nation.
Hekate
(90,894 posts)On the other hand, the humiliation of losing again would probably do his soul good.
underpants
(182,957 posts)underpants
(182,957 posts)Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)They got Mrs. Cannon all worked up.