Exclusive: House Speaker Ryan seeks halt to presidential 'Draft Ryan' group

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-ryan-idUSMTZSAPEC3AU1T2MW

House Speaker Paul Ryan's political operation is sending a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday to a group that is trying to draft him as a Republican presidential candidate, urging it to halt its activities and warning of legal risk.

With establishment Republicans desperately searching for a way to stop Donald Trump's march toward the party's 2016 presidential nomination, Ryan's name has been mentioned often as an alternative. But he has said he does not want to run for president this year and has disavowed the Committee to Draft Speaker Ryan group.

The organization has continued attempts to collect 1 million signatures on an online petition to draft Ryan, arguing that the very definition of a draft movement is to encourage a reluctant participant to join.

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#1 - Ryan would lose the throne he now sits on.

#2 - Ryan would lose against Hillary.

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A conservative GOP rep told me the other day that Ryan did not seek nor desire the speaker's seat. Apparently,  he's doing some good things that conservatives should appreciate.