Could Randy Bryce unseat Paul Ryan in November?

[Joey1996]

Randy Bryce is an ironworker, veteran, cancer survivor and progressive candidate for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. He has raised over $500k in donations and gained endorsements from Bernie Sander's, progressive media and even some establishment Dems. Now, of course Ryan is the favorite, being the 3rd most powerful man in government and would be only the 2nd modern Speaker to be unseated in a re-election bid after Tom Foley... I personally think Bryce can do it, even with Wisconsin becoming a light red state, remember Ryan is for TPP and Bryce embodies the white working class.

[Gass3268]

Likely R, but closer to Safe.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Ryan is favored to win, but he underestimates Bryce to his own peril.

[UncleSam]

Lol no

He could beat Paul Nehlen though

[GeorgiaModerate]

Likely R.  It would be surprising if Bryce won, but it's conceivable if there's a really large D wave.

[Oryxslayer]

No. However the environment and the districts geography means that the seat could be competitive. If dems get a better recruit, then perhaps it could be competitive. Bryce is a poor recruit largely due to his personal past - if the race becomes competitive Bryce would be shoved aside by Ryan due to his past. There are potentially better candidates here that still seem to symbolize the WWC.  

[Gass3268]

No. However the environment and the districts geography means that the seat could be competitive. If dems get a better recruit, then perhaps it could be competitive. Bryce is a poor recruit largely due to his personal past - if the race becomes competitive Bryce would be shoved aside by Ryan due to his past. There are potentially better candidates here that still seem to symbolize the WWC.  

No way Bryce would get pushed aside.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

No. However the environment and the districts geography means that the seat could be competitive. If dems get a better recruit, then perhaps it could be competitive. Bryce is a poor recruit largely due to his personal past - if the race becomes competitive Bryce would be shoved aside by Ryan due to his past. There are potentially better candidates here that still seem to symbolize the WWC.  

No way Bryce would get pushed aside.

Right, because God forbid we should run a candidate for this seat in 2018 who isn't a complete piece of sh!t

[Young Conservative]

Paul Ryan raised 50 million dollars in 2016....yeah, he isn’t losing.  Granted, he gave most of that to the GOP and other candidates.

[Joey1996]

No. However the environment and the districts geography means that the seat could be competitive. If dems get a better recruit, then perhaps it could be competitive. Bryce is a poor recruit largely due to his personal past - if the race becomes competitive Bryce would be shoved aside by Ryan due to his past. There are potentially better candidates here that still seem to symbolize the WWC.  

I'm unfamiliar with his past, what is it that makes him a poor candidate?

[Orser67]

It should definitely be Likely R and not Safe R, imo. I'm sure that Ryan is still reasonably popular in his home district, but as arguably the second-most prominent politician in the country, he's going to be a huge target for any kind of anti-incumbent/Republican sentiment. Trump won the district by 10 points in 2016, so I do think the Democratic votes are there to make it a close race.

[ursulahx]

Could he? Yes. Will he? Probably not.

[PoliticalShelter]

Its much more conceivable that Ryan decides to retire at some point this year and maybe some kind of flawed emerged out of the primary.

Of course I'm not sure that Bryce would be the nominee if that were to happen.

[Suburbia]

Likely R.

Ryan-Bryce will be one of the most watched House races, but Ryan will win 57-41 or 56-42. What Ryan does with his political future remains, as he may retire in 2020 or 2022--or run for president in the future.

[IceSpear]

No.

[Antonio the Sixth]

It's well within the realm of possibility at this point.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Lean R

[Chief Justice Keef]

Yes. He's unquestionably the underdog in a race against Ryan, but he's the best 2018 recruit by Democrats so far.

[IceSpear]

Yes. He's unquestionably the underdog in a race against Ryan, but he's the best 2018 recruit by Democrats so far.

If a deadbeat dad is the best recruit Democrats have in 2018, then I'm very worried for the future.

[Mike Thick]

No. However the environment and the districts geography means that the seat could be competitive. If dems get a better recruit, then perhaps it could be competitive. Bryce is a poor recruit largely due to his personal past - if the race becomes competitive Bryce would be shoved aside by Ryan due to his past. There are potentially better candidates here that still seem to symbolize the WWC.  

I'm unfamiliar with his past, what is it that makes him a poor candidate?

http://fox6now.com/2017/11/10/report-paul-ryan-challenger-paid-off-delinquent-child-support/

[Chief Justice Keef]

Yes. He's unquestionably the underdog in a race against Ryan, but he's the best 2018 recruit by Democrats so far.

If a deadbeat dad is the best recruit Democrats have in 2018, then I'm very worried for the future.

[IceSpear]

Yes. He's unquestionably the underdog in a race against Ryan, but he's the best 2018 recruit by Democrats so far.

If a deadbeat dad is the best recruit Democrats have in 2018, then I'm very worried for the future.

Read the post above yours. He paid off his delinquent child support just in time to run for Congress. What a swell guy!

[Jeppe]

He's going to lose the primary to Cathy Myers, a serious candidate, not a meme one.

https://www.facebook.com/cathymyersforcongress/

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/twenty-local-elected-officials-endorse-cathy-myers-to-take-on-speaker-ryan/

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

No. However the environment and the districts geography means that the seat could be competitive. If dems get a better recruit, then perhaps it could be competitive. Bryce is a poor recruit largely due to his personal past - if the race becomes competitive Bryce would be shoved aside by Ryan due to his past. There are potentially better candidates here that still seem to symbolize the WWC.  

I'm unfamiliar with his past, what is it that makes him a poor candidate?

http://fox6now.com/2017/11/10/report-paul-ryan-challenger-paid-off-delinquent-child-support/

Who cares.  Randy Bryce is an awesome candidate who is very much qualified for congress, more-so than anyone else, and would represent the people of WI-01 quite well.

[Chief Justice Keef]

Yes. He's unquestionably the underdog in a race against Ryan, but he's the best 2018 recruit by Democrats so far.

If a deadbeat dad is the best recruit Democrats have in 2018, then I'm very worried for the future.

Read the post above yours. He paid off his delinquent child support just in time to run for Congress. What a swell guy!

Being late on a few months of child support vs. screwing over the country on taxes and health care. Literally who cares about the former when you've got a monster like Paul Ryan.

And hey, at least he paid his child support unlike certain other Republicans...

He's going to lose the primary to Cathy Myers, a serious candidate, not a meme one.

https://www.facebook.com/cathymyersforcongress/

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/twenty-local-elected-officials-endorse-cathy-myers-to-take-on-speaker-ryan/

I wouldn't call a guy who's raised over $1.4 million in individual contributions a "meme candidate".