seems to me directed right at Ted Cruz, who is the poster boy of questionable "tactics," and the mindset that being a true conservative means taking extreme positions, never compromising, and over-promising the right-wing revolution. I think Ryan is correct in his diagnosis of his party. I have expressed the view on this board that the hard-right base sets itself up and gets into a vicious circle of accepting over-ambitious promises and goals followed by disappointment and bitterness toward their own elected officials, which pushes many of them toward fringe candidates, while hoping for a different result.
Ryan's longer-term game plan is to tone it down enough to look reasonable and nominate and elect a reasonable Republican with broader appeal, so the R legislative agenda (including repealing the ACA) will not face the roadblock of a veto--assuming the House and Senate remain R majority. In many ways, he is the real face of the R "establishment" rather than any of the R candidates. He wants to get things done for his side. Selfishly, I hope the TP wing won't follow his advise. I doubt that they will
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...3/paul-ryan-to-tea-party-you-are-the-problem/
Ryan's longer-term game plan is to tone it down enough to look reasonable and nominate and elect a reasonable Republican with broader appeal, so the R legislative agenda (including repealing the ACA) will not face the roadblock of a veto--assuming the House and Senate remain R majority. In many ways, he is the real face of the R "establishment" rather than any of the R candidates. He wants to get things done for his side. Selfishly, I hope the TP wing won't follow his advise. I doubt that they will
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...3/paul-ryan-to-tea-party-you-are-the-problem/