Keep in mind that it's easy for Paul Ryan -- or anyone else, for that matter -- to say they won't vote for Trump when there is literally no way to verify that claim.
Well, what's the point of lying? His statement probably influences far more votes than his individual vote.
I see no point in lying. If anything, he'd be motivated to decline to comment or lie to say he's voting for Trump to avoid backlash from the fanatic MAGA base
Well, what’s the point of lying? His statement probably influences far more votes than his individual vote.
Whatever his next career move is, he may feel that appealing to the moderates and swing voters is more beneficial to him than just being one of the growing sea of people willing to suck up to the MAGA base.
Absolutely. They're all guilty of it. Ryan, Cheney, Romney, all of them. They all spoke out against Trump once they had nothing left to lose, but marched in lockstep with him before that. And I'm sure that at least some of the reason that they speak out against him is because until he did, they all thought Trump would never turn his back on them, and they're shocked (shocked!) when they find out they're not a special little snowflake to Trump, and can be easily discarded the minute they no longer serve a purpose to him, just like everybody else.
I'm just saying that Paul has likely calculated that trying to endear himself to the moderates of the party and right-leaning independent voters is better for him than going full MAGA. I'm not saying he's right, but it may be what he's thinking.
What a sniveling worm. Paul Ryan is every bit as shitty as the rest of his party, but he wants to act like the principled savior who was pushed out when Trump rose to power, and will reluctantly return to restore sanity.
On the other hand, if he convinces afew more conservatives to stay home on election day, a win is a win.
What conservatives even give a shit about him in this totally different world? He’s old guard, only cared about traditional republican values like tax cuts for the rich and denying people healthcare. Republicans today need that plus all the MAGA hot sauce on top or they can’t even taste it.
