Paul Nehlen is making a push to unseat Ryan in Tuesday’s election, despite being outspent 17-to-1, having no local endorsements of note and Ryan’s high favorability ratings in his southeastern Wisconsin district.
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A Ryan supporter from his hometown of Janesville, 73-year-old Marilyn Barlass, says she likes everything about Ryan. She calls him sensible, down to earth, and an all-around nice guy.
US presidential nominee Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his Republican Party on Tuesday, denying leading figures support in their re-election bids, while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton won her first endorsement from a Republican lawmaker. Joan Haney says can’t imagine Ryan losing. Those are very close to the words Ryan used in the long months before he endorsed Trump, telling CNN on May 6, “I’m not there right now”.
“The speaker is going to remain focused entirely on ensuring we deliver strong Republican majorities this fall”, he said.
Responding to Trump, Ryan spokesman Zack Roday said in a statement: “Neither Speaker Ryan nor anyone on his team has ever asked for Donald Trump’s endorsement”.
President Barack Obama blasted Trump as unfit to be president and questioned why any Republican would support the NY businessman seeking his first public office. Trump has feuded with a Gold Star family whose Muslim son was killed in combat, been rebuked by fellow Republicans, and seen Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton pull ahead in the polls.
Trump said Ryan had sought his endorsement, but that as of now he is only “giving it very serious consideration”. “Your vote on August 9th can save a life”, Nehlen said at a recent campaign rally. In the past week, Pence has come to Trump’s defense following the candidate’s call for Russian Federation to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails and after his contentious statements about the Khan family. “I’ve had primary opponents before”.
“The candidate is in control of his campaign, that’s number one, and I’m in control of doing the things he wants me to do in the campaign”, Manafort told Fox News’ “Happening Now” program just before noon. Sarah Palin and, on Wednesday, was campaigning in Kenosha with former Colorado Rep.
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Nehlen made a splash in his first political campaign with a web video showing him riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle, showing his tattooed arms. He challenged Ryan to an arm wrestling match.
