ClydeR
06-17-2014, 08:31 PM
After Cantor's fall, Paul Ryan is passing up a chance to join the House leadership. Why?
But his ambitions lie elsewhere. In the short term, he wants to become chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the coming year. Over the longer haul, he may well make another bid for national office, perhaps for the top of the ticket in 2016.
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I don't think 2016 will be a good year for Ryan, but 2020 might be.
But his ambitions lie elsewhere. In the short term, he wants to become chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the coming year. Over the longer haul, he may well make another bid for national office, perhaps for the top of the ticket in 2016.
More... (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/why-paul-ryan-took-a-pass-on-running-for-house-majority-leader/2014/06/16/fc9dec7c-f594-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html)
I don't think 2016 will be a good year for Ryan, but 2020 might be.