Ryan won't defend Trump, tell House GOP members to do what they need to do

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/priebus-declares-rnc-standing-behind-trump-229568


Jonathan Martin (NYT political correspondent, @jmartNYT):

"How linked is RNC w Trump still? @Reince tells RNC members on call @KellyannePolls, Bannon, Bossie are on this call listening in."
- 2:11 PM - 10 Oct 2016

".@Reince says he stayed off TV & was publicly silent over wknd bc Trump wanted to "address voters directly w/o a lot of cross talk" "
- 2:26 PM - 10 Oct 2016

[‼realJohnEwards‼]

[ApatheticAustrian]

reince seems to love his job more than ryan.

[mark_twain]

I can sympathize with Paul Ryan, even though he is part of the other party.

He is making a careful balance between keeping his party alive in the Congress, and following his own values. At this point, Donald Trump is a failure to him in both of these aspects.

Besides these two areas, he also wants to keep alive the hope for the GOP in the 2020 election, and this move today also is aimed toward that goal.

[ProudModerate2]

Trump sees Ryan's inaction as an attack and is responding in kind. Good job, Ryan, you're batting 1.000.
Via his Twitter:

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Donald goes full iron man, killing the Republicans he once praised.

Mitch McConnell to local chamber of commerce: "If you are interested in the presidential election, you might as well go ahead and leave."
https://twitter.com/adambeam/status/785524494832111617

If was all one big plan from the very beginning ..... I knew it !
"The time has come ..... Execute Order 66 !"

[RINO Tom]

The deplorables might not associate themselves with non-Trump Republicans?  Beautiful.

You get to keep the dying, diseased third (it'll be gone within 10 years anyway) and we'll keep the rest. Perfect.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE...PLEASE DISPERSE...NOTHING TO SEE HERE

Haha nice.

[NOVA Green]

Somewhere John Boehner is laughing his ass off.

John Boehner is my friend 2016.

Love the image.

I've disagreed with Boehner on many issues, but yeah he's the man, and I believe he has greater political integrity than Ryan when it comes to the House Leadership.

[ProudModerate2]

Somewhere John Boehner is laughing his ass off.

John Boehner is my friend 2016.

Love the image.
I've disagreed with Boehner on many issues, but yeah he's the man, and I believe he has greater political integrity than Ryan when it comes to the House Leadership.

Agree.

[ApatheticAustrian]

fun thing is that boehner is a cruz hater and trump friend.....

irony over irony.

[JA]

While I'm glad to see the GOP's Southern Strategy coalition tearing apart, the problem for the party is that it cannot be nationally competitive without its large section of deplorables. All they can hope for is that these people shut up and return to voting as usual once this all blows over (assuming it does). But, we can't be so certain that's how this will end. Hopefully, they're able to cut the deplorables loose and begin formalizing more rational policies, untethered to the bigotry and insanity of the far-right. We'll welcome a reasonable, 21st-century opposition party.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

While I'm glad to see the GOP's Southern Strategy coalition tearing apart, the problem for the party is that it cannot be nationally competitive without its large section of deplorables. All they can hope for is that these people shut up and return to voting as usual once this all blows over (assuming it does). But, we can't be so certain that's how this will end. Hopefully, they're able to cut the deplorables loose and begin formalizing more rational policies, untethered to the bigotry and insanity of the far-right. We'll welcome a reasonable, 21st-century opposition party.

The "deplorables" of which you speak are too large in number to be marginalized. They'll always have a voice, unfortunately.

[ag]

While I'm glad to see the GOP's Southern Strategy coalition tearing apart, the problem for the party is that it cannot be nationally competitive without its large section of deplorables. All they can hope for is that these people shut up and return to voting as usual once this all blows over (assuming it does). But, we can't be so certain that's how this will end. Hopefully, they're able to cut the deplorables loose and begin formalizing more rational policies, untethered to the bigotry and insanity of the far-right. We'll welcome a reasonable, 21st-century opposition party.

The "deplorables" of which you speak are too large in number to be marginalized. They'll always have a voice, unfortunately.

But you would, probably, want them in the other party.

[JA]

While I'm glad to see the GOP's Southern Strategy coalition tearing apart, the problem for the party is that it cannot be nationally competitive without its large section of deplorables. All they can hope for is that these people shut up and return to voting as usual once this all blows over (assuming it does). But, we can't be so certain that's how this will end. Hopefully, they're able to cut the deplorables loose and begin formalizing more rational policies, untethered to the bigotry and insanity of the far-right. We'll welcome a reasonable, 21st-century opposition party.

The "deplorables" of which you speak are too large in number to be marginalized. They'll always have a voice, unfortunately.

The GOP can at least stop pandering to their pre-Civil Rights fantasies. Unlike some, I don't want the Republican Party to be in ruins or unrespectable. America thrives when we have two parties willing to work together. But when one rejects modern science and large sections of it wants to relegate millions of Americans to, essentially, second-class status, the party needs to reevaluate itself. Papering over these problems won't solve them, nor will it make the party competitive in our increasingly diverse society. People like Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney, whom I believe are fundamentally good men, shouldn't have to contort their views to win their party's primary.

[GeorgiaModerate]

While I'm glad to see the GOP's Southern Strategy coalition tearing apart, the problem for the party is that it cannot be nationally competitive without its large section of deplorables. All they can hope for is that these people shut up and return to voting as usual once this all blows over (assuming it does). But, we can't be so certain that's how this will end. Hopefully, they're able to cut the deplorables loose and begin formalizing more rational policies, untethered to the bigotry and insanity of the far-right. We'll welcome a reasonable, 21st-century opposition party.

The "deplorables" of which you speak are too large in number to be marginalized. They'll always have a voice, unfortunately.

The GOP can at least stop pandering to their pre-Civil Rights fantasies. Unlike some, I don't want the Republican Party to be in ruins or unrespectable. America thrives when we have two parties willing to work together. But when one rejects modern science and large sections of it wants to relegate millions of Americans to, essentially, second-class status, the party needs to reevaluate itself. Papering over these problems won't solve them, nor will it make the party competitive in our increasingly diverse society. People like Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney, whom I believe are fundamentally good men, shouldn't have to contort their views to win their party's primary.

Yes!  Very well said.

[ApatheticAustrian]

karate kid on ryan:

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Lol... brilliant.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

How can anyone that's supporting Trump even pretend to care about the Constitution?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Beautiful.

[OneJ]

The Republican bridge is falling down,
Falling down,
Falling down.

The Republican bridge is falling down,
November 8th!

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

This has been one hell of a weekend.

[Holmes]

[Coolface Sock #42069]

While I'm glad to see the GOP's Southern Strategy coalition tearing apart, the problem for the party is that it cannot be nationally competitive without its large section of deplorables. All they can hope for is that these people shut up and return to voting as usual once this all blows over (assuming it does). But, we can't be so certain that's how this will end. Hopefully, they're able to cut the deplorables loose and begin formalizing more rational policies, untethered to the bigotry and insanity of the far-right. We'll welcome a reasonable, 21st-century opposition party.

The "deplorables" of which you speak are too large in number to be marginalized. They'll always have a voice, unfortunately.

But you would, probably, want them in the other party.

Of course; ideally it'd be a Democratic primary where the SJWs and Trump's alt-right trash fight it out. "And there was weeping and gnashing of teeth."

[Statilius the Epicurean]

The deplorables might not associate themselves with non-Trump Republicans?  Beautiful.

Indeed! Y'all can keep Jeb Bush's 2% of the Republican vote, and we'll get the rest in what is a far more prominent party. Best of both worlds.

You get to keep the dying, diseased third (it'll be gone within 10 years anyway) and we'll keep the rest. Perfect.

A permanent Democratic majority! Perfect.

[RINO Tom]

The deplorables might not associate themselves with non-Trump Republicans?  Beautiful.

Indeed! Y'all can keep Jeb Bush's 2% of the Republican vote, and we'll get the rest in what is a far more prominent party. Best of both worlds.

You get to keep the dying, diseased third (it'll be gone within 10 years anyway) and we'll keep the rest. Perfect.

A permanent Democratic majority! Perfect.

I'd rather lose every election than either join with the Party of Bernie Bros or stand by the Alt Right.

[OneJ]

The deplorables might not associate themselves with non-Trump Republicans?  Beautiful.

Indeed! Y'all can keep Jeb Bush's 2% of the Republican vote, and we'll get the rest in what is a far more prominent party. Best of both worlds.

You get to keep the dying, diseased third (it'll be gone within 10 years anyway) and we'll keep the rest. Perfect.

A permanent Democratic majority! Perfect.

I'd rather lose every election than either join with the Party of Bernie Bros or stand by the Alt Right.

Why not become an Independent?