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April 13, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan: "Count Me Out" for GOP Presidential Nomination
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House Speaker Paul Ryan has ruled out accepting the Republican
presidential nomination in the event of a contested convention in July.
Rumors have centered on Ryan as a possible alternative if neither Donald
Trump, Ted Cruz or John Kasich crosses the threshold of 1,237 delegates.
But Ryan said he is not interested.

House Speaker Paul Ryan: "If no candidate has a majority on the first
ballot, I believe that you should only choose from a person who has
actually participated in the primary. Count me out. I simply believe
that if you want to be the nominee for our party to be the president,
you should actually run for it. I chose not to do this, therefore I
should not be considered, period, end of story."

Topics:2016 Election Republican Party Paul Ryan

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