He knows better than to spend time on a lost cause and has to try to save the House and the Senate. Unprecedented.
Ryan has no plans to raise money for Trump
The speaker looks entirely focused on helping Republicans keep control of the House and Senate.
Donald Trump says he wants the Republican Party to start helping him fill up his barren campaign coffers.
He shouldn’t necessarily count on Speaker Paul Ryan.
Ryan (R-Wis.) is crafting an election-year campaign schedule focused on maintaining majorities in the House and Senate – a weighty task, with control of Congress in the balance. Any other request — raising money for Trump or helping him turn out the vote — will be considered on a case-by-case basis, an aide in Ryan’s political operation said.
“Speaker Ryan is focusing on supporting House and Senate Republicans,” the aide said. “The [Republican National Committee] has not asked him to participate in any fundraisers to date but should they ask, we will give those requests due consideration.”
It’s significant, because Ryan has emerged as one of the most prolific fundraisers in the Republican Party. Ryan’s political operation — dubbed Team Ryan — raised $17 million in the first quarter of 2016. He has raised more than $30 million for the Republican Party since October, and has transferred more than $21 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee this cycle.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/paul-ryan-donald-trump-224632
