Sources: Ryan discussed revoking Trump endorsement

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

ST. LOUIS — House Speaker Paul Ryan has discussed withdrawing his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions within his inner circle.

Ryan (R-Wis.) has publicly and privately grown dismayed by the tone and tenor of Trump's campaign, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of his thinking. And Ryan has reviewed with close advisers whether to abandon the GOP nominee. The discussions occurred after the bombshell video Friday of Trump talking in predatory terms about his sexual exploits, but before the second presidential debate Sunday night.

Ryan is gathering House Republicans on a conference call Monday morning at 11 a.m..

No decision has been made. But that the speaker of the House has even mulled abandoning his own party's presidential nominee is illustrative of the extraordinarily bizarre political climate in the Republican Party.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/paul-ryan-donald-trump-endorsement-229521

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Too late now...

[yellowcanine]

1. It is his only chance to pick up the pieces after Trump flames out.

But it might be too little too late. The obvious question nearly every fair minded person will ask is why now and why not many months ago when nearly everyone could see how this was going?

[msanthrope]

2. Too late. Withdrawal is past the point of viability; he's just going to have to carry this

endorsement until November 8th.

[OnDoutside]

3. No, according to Ginsberg it is viable, however a) last night will have charged up his base and b)

Ryan won't have the balls to risk splitting the Republican Party by dumping him now.

When the next scandal comes out, it will be way way too late.

[question everything]

4. There were two "strategists" on the CBS morning program

and one of them said that Republican members of congress just want to keep quiet. They know that they can win their seats (of course, with no competitive districts) but they think that if they'll go after Trump they will lose.

I think that the only ones who disendorsed him are the ones in competitive battles like Ayote and Kirk. And McCain who is leading and really did not want to endorse in the first place.