August 09, 2016, 09:33 pm
Ryan wins primary
By Lisa Hagen
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is projected to win his GOP primary, surviving a highly publicized challenge.
Ryan on Tuesday defeated businessman Paul Nehlen in the primary for the Wisconsin First District seat he’s held since 1999.
Ryan’s primary became a flashpoint in the presidential race after GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said last week he wasn’t ready to endorse Ryan.
Trump also praised Nehlen on Twitter.
Nehlen, who harshly criticized Ryan as “the head of the globalist snake,” sought to align himself with Trump and appeal to the businessman’s supporters.
But Trump eventually endorsed Ryan at a Green Bay rally on Friday, and a poll showed the Speaker leading Nehlen by 66 points.
Nehlen was backed by conservative commentators Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/290856-ryan-wins-primary