America’s democratic institutions are under attack, and Paul Ryan isn’t defending them. One can certainly understand, if not quite sympathize with, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s predicament. His party has picked a presidential nominee who appears unelectable and is, with each passing day, doing untold damage to the party’s reputation that may last for decades.
As John Patty explained, Ryan is trying to thread the needle between disavowing Donald Trump’s worst statements and keeping his party unified to avoid a down-ballot catastrophe. Thus he has criticized Trump’s comments and told fellow Republicans to follow their consciences, while still maintaining his endorsement of …read more
Source: Vox
