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It’s not that he failed to understand the dynamic. It’s that, as a lifelong liberal, who still holds views that are left of center, he has nothing in common with the Republican party, at least, not based on the stated platforms of the party.He has found the party an ill-fit, so rather than step aside and allow an actual Republican to take over, or to at least try and protect the down ballot races, he and his cult members want to burn the entire party to ashes.As it now stands, Democrats need 30 seats in the House to take over the majority. It’s hard to say just how much damage a Trump candidacy has done, as those representatives seeking reelection will be painted with the same broad, ugly brush as Trump at the polls, all by virtue of the “R” beside their names.Ryan is pushing on, trying to salvage what he can in the final weeks of the campaign. He’s given up on making a legitimate candidate out of Trump.While Trump rages, tweets, and suggests that there is a “conspiracy” to bring him down, Ryan faces pressure from some of his colleagues to tow the party line and back the candidate, no matter how loathsome he is.The problem with that is, Ryan never pulled his endorsement, but he feels that more attention needs to be paid to the down ballot, at this point, rather than waste another minute babysitting a petulant man-child, with no apparently ability or desire to become a better candidate.
