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Lone_Star_Dem

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8. He won't.

Reply to tritsofme (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 02:18 AM

Aug 2012

If he does turn out to be the pick, which I assume he is, the RNC will have made him a sweet deal.

He'll be getting insane amounts of money funneled into his reelection via Super PACs.

Watch. See if it doesn't happen.

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Will Paul Ryan resign from Congress? [View all] tritsofme Aug 2012 OP

Probably not. I read somewhere here that its not required he do so now; elleng Aug 2012 #1

??? Joe LIEberman in 2000? madinmaryland Aug 2012 #2

no that was in 06 dsc Aug 2012 #7

06 was when he ran as a member of the LIEberman party. 2000 he ran for both VP and Senator. madinmaryland Aug 2012 #12

I know that but the child molester GOP was in 2000 I think dsc Aug 2012 #15

Biden did it in '08. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #3

I forgot about that. Unfortunate. tritsofme Aug 2012 #4

@AlexNBCNews: Should note, per WI law, Ryan is able to stay on ballot for his congressional re-elect Tx4obama Aug 2012 #5

Which is all the more reason we should go balls to the wall to take his WCGreen Aug 2012 #6

He won't. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #8

He doesn't have to. If he did have to resign and leave an empty seat he wouldn't have been chosen. Monk06 Aug 2012 #9

No he wouldn't do that TuxedoKat Aug 2012 #10

You stay on the ballot because it is a lock you will win (like Biden did) krawhitham Aug 2012 #11

Picks are only for Senators, House has a special election. nt CK_John Aug 2012 #14

With all the negative (but true) publicity B Calm Aug 2012 #13