I live in Paul Ryan's district. Will he be on the ballot for his seat in Congress in addition to being Mitt Romney's running mate? Or does he forfeit his seat in Congress since he's running on the national ticket? Does this mean that I will get to vote against him/for him twice? I could easily see Romney/Ryan losing, but Ryan retaining his Congressional seat if this is the case.
Paul Ryan's Seat in Congress
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He must not have any faith in Romney's ability to win. Oh well, Ryan will just walk right back into his permanent seat in Congress.
Yes. State law allows him to hedge his bet on Romney.
He's a weasel for doing so, but, well, yeh, it's nothing we didn't already know.
He's a weasel for doing so, but, well, yeh, it's nothing we didn't already know.
I am not 100% sure but didn't Barack Obama and Joe Biden do the same thing in 2008 (Run for their respective Senate seats)?
This is a non-issue.
This is a non-issue.
If that's not what you want, work your ass off to change it. Wisconsin Republicans and Ryan's own new found national negative notoriety have given Wisconsin residents plenty of ammunition to take him down.
her209
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Don Vito Corleone
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Biden did but Obama did not (he was not up for re-election in the Senate until 2010).
monovillage
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He's still running for his Congressional seat. If Romney/Ryan lose then he takes his seat in the House. If Romney/Ryan win then the Governor will appoint a replacement for him in the House iirc and Romney and Ryan can attempt to fix this country that Obama and his cadre of liberal cock suckers have almost ruined.
Well said, obama has destroyed what was a great country and he must be kicked out
Jaskalas
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Please explain exactly what this has to do with the OP's question... if you can. :whiste:
Jaskalas
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The other examples of folks keeping their seat isn't good enough for you?
You will notice, of course, I wasn't directly responding to the OP. He was already answered, there are other fish to fry. Such as the narrative that there would be anything wrong or unusual in Ryan keeping his seat.
Now what does you questioning me have to do with the OP's question? We can keep this wagon going all day. Let's not.
JEDIYoda
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Yeah right your not sure.,..you are not fooling anybody,
There is always one in the crows looking to deflect or change the issue at hand....
JEDIYoda
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actually thats is not true.....these forums get closed down periodically for maintenance..lolol
This site has maintenance for hours and hours every single day yet nothing ever seems to improve...
Obama was elected in 2004 and thus not up for re-election until 2010.
Biden was up for re-election in 2008 and ran for senate concurrently with his VP bid, then resigned the seat.
MovingTarget
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As someone accused of being a liberal on these boards (nowadays), I don't see the issue here. The outrage is undeserved. Now, Ryan cannot be both VP and a Representative, IIRC. That would be outrageous. The only thing that I can see is concerning is that if (God forbid) Romney wins, the people of Ryan's current district would be without representation in the HOR until a replacement could be appointed or elected, whichever the case may be based on the constitution of his state.
her209
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John Kerry was not running for re-election in the same year as he was running for POTUS. John Edwards, on the other hand, did not run for both Senate and VP.
Lemon law
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As I somewhat scream bullshit on this whole thread contention. Because the last congrees critter or US Senate candidate before Obama to successively win POTUS was JFK in 1960. Meanwhile the Americn electorate has mainy elected State Governors for POTUS.
But still a US Senator is always in a better position to run for POTUS than a mere congessman. As US Senators do not have to defend their seat 2/3'rd of the time, and a Congreesman must do it every two years.
But still a US Senator is always in a better position to run for POTUS than a mere congessman. As US Senators do not have to defend their seat 2/3'rd of the time, and a Congreesman must do it every two years.
I was wrong about Obama right about Biden and it appears this is routinely done by members of both parties.
Conclusion is still the same this is a non-issue.
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I never saw where Obama resigned his seat in the Senate.
Actually; it might be better for any politician running for Federal office to resign their seat upon declaring a candidacy unless they are the incumbent.
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