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Former House Speaker John Boehner said current Speaker Paul Ryan should be the Republican Party’s nominee for president if the GOP fails to chose a candidate on the first ballot.
“If we don’t have a nominee who can win on the first ballot, I’m for none of the above,” Mr. Boehner said at the Future Industry Association conference in Boca Raton, Florida, Politico reported. “They all had a chance to win. None of them won. So I’m for none of the above. I’m for Paul Ryan to be our nominee.”
Mr. Ryan and his staff have maintained that the Wisconsin Republican and former vice presidential candidate will not seek the White House in 2016.
During the same question-and-answer session in Florida, Mr. Boehneralso referred to Sen. Ted Cruz, another GOP presidential candidate, as “Lucifer.” …. http://www.washingtontimes.com