Speculation that House Speaker Paul Ryan is positioning himself to snatch the GOP presidential nomination at a brokered convention has spurred his tea party-backed primary challenger to vow #NeverRyan.
Paul Nehlen, a wealthy businessman challenging Mr. Ryan in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, offered the #NeverRyan slogan in response to the #NeverTrump movement that is determined to block front-runner Donald Trump from becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
Mr. Nehlen said late Monday that it was “completely transparent” that the speaker was angling to be the Republican Party establishment’s late substitution to deny the presidential nomination to Mr. Trump or the other two candidates in the race. ...
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