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Trump and Ryan compete for control of the GOP
Better replace your "Gomerts" if you want good ideas.
Paul Ryan never intended to fight Donald Trump for control of the Republican Party.
Months before the New York celebrity businessman emerged as the front-runner for the GOP nomination, the House speaker anticipated the chance the presidential contest that might leave the party fractured and aimless. According to aides, Ryan decided to take preemptive action. House Republicans would try to chart their own course, independent of their eventual presidential nominee — on policy, defining what the party stands for, and how they communicate with voters.
But as Trump inches closer to the nomination, he and Ryan are increasingly competing for dominance over the party. Neither is backing down.
Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who followed Ryan as Budget Committee chairman, said the speaker's strategy is less an attempt to create "a contrast with any presidential candidate" than it is seizing the mantle of leadership. "He and I have talked about for years about the importance of having the House be the idea-generation factory."
Better replace your "Gomerts" if you want good ideas.