Posted On: 08/10/2016 7:37:47 AM
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House Speaker Ryan cruises to victory in GOP primary
Ryan's victory is a loss for the GOP’s populist wing, some of whom had criticized him as insufficiently conservative. Nehlen spent much of his campaign trying to tie himself to Donald Trump, but the Republican presidential nominee ended up grudgingly endorsing Ryan last week.
Ryan had won in a lanslide over Nehlen with an 84 percent to 15 percent advantage.
At a news conference, Ryan thanked the voters of Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District while acknowledging "a lot of real frustration in this country" and "a lot of anger that Washington just isn't working."
"In times as uncertain as these, it is easy to resort to division," Ryan said. "That stuff sells, but it doesn’t stick. It doesn’t last. Most of all, it doesn’t work."
Nehlen won the backing of some prominent conservative figures, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, but it wasn't enough to overcome Ryan's popularity in the southeastern Wisconsin district he has represented since 1998.
Ryan's victory is a loss for the GOP’s populist wing, some of whom had criticized him as insufficiently conservative. Nehlen spent much of his campaign trying to tie himself to Donald Trump, but the Republican presidential nominee ended up grudgingly endorsing Ryan last week.
Ryan had won in a lanslide over Nehlen with an 84 percent to 15 percent advantage.
At a news conference, Ryan thanked the voters of Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District while acknowledging "a lot of real frustration in this country" and "a lot of anger that Washington just isn't working."
"In times as uncertain as these, it is easy to resort to division," Ryan said. "That stuff sells, but it doesn’t stick. It doesn’t last. Most of all, it doesn’t work."
Nehlen won the backing of some prominent conservative figures, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, but it wasn't enough to overcome Ryan's popularity in the southeastern Wisconsin district he has represented since 1998.
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