Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (Republican, Wisconsin) said he did not expect former President Donald Trump to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
2012 Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Ryan made the comments during a discussion about the Insight Series with Teneo, a global company that advises CEOs.Ryan is Vice Chairman of Teneo.
“By then, Trump’s ineligibility will be clear,” Ryan said. “We all know he will lose. We all know the odds of losing are much higher than anyone else running for president on our side.
Referring to Republicans, the former congressman explained that Trump “only stays where he is because everyone is afraid of him.” , afraid of undermining their own ambitions.”
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Ryan predicted that Republicans who choose to challenge Trump in the Republican primary are likely to be patient in announcing their bids for the White House.
“I think people will delay making decisions. They will wait for someone to take the plunge first and anger Trump, go after that person, and try to hurt them with the MAGA voters. Then they will follow.” You can go in the back,’ said Ryan.
“So it’s like a prisoner’s dilemma,” he continued. “But it’s a complete prisoner’s dilemma because those who get to the race early can organize faster, sign up supporters sooner, sign up donors sooner, and get better jumps.”
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The Wisconsin native said he expects the 2024 Republican primary to be overcrowded because some members of the Republican Party are currently riding high approval ratings.
“There are a handful of people who are going to run because it’s the only cycle they can run. They can’t wait until 2028,” he said. And they never want to die without trying.”
Republicans considered 2024 presidential candidates include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Dakota Governor Christy Noem, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. , including the former Secretary of State. Mike Pompeo State.
Ryan said running too many candidates in the Republican primary could dilute votes for the rest of the party, leaving plenty of support for the former president. But the former president predicted that Republicans would band together behind candidates other than Trump during the primary.
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Ryan highlighted recent polls that show Republicans are playing less fair to Trump than other Republicans in their presidential matchup against Democrats, and said Republicans would likely pick someone other than the former president. I believe.
“Whether he runs or not, I’m not really sure it matters,” Ryan said. “I don’t think he’s going to be a candidate.”