On Tuesday April 12, Paul Ryan ruled out the bid for the presidency this year, advocating that the Republican Party’s choice should emerge from the candidates who pursued the GOP nomination. In a brief news conference, Republican National Committee officials speculated that Speaker Ryan could very well end up as the party’s nomination. However, Ryan respectfully declined to accept such speculations. To quote Ryan: “If no candidate has a majority on the first ballot, I believe you should only choose a person who actually participated in the primaries. Let me be clear: I do not want, nor will I accept, the Republican nomination. Count me out.”
An admirable and respectful comment from Speaker Ryan, however, if no candidate receives a majority on the ballot (a possibility looking more likely every day), who do you predict the nomination being thrown to? I would like to say Governor Kasich, but as we discussed in class, I do not see anyone backing a candidate who only won a single primary out of 50. Any thoughts from my classmates on this subject matter?