House Speaker Paul Ryan is releasing several web videos that will feature voters in his district touting Ryan’s representation, to boost his already overwhelming chances of winning re-election.
Ryan is running for a 10th term and his re-election is all but assured, according to race analysts. Ryan is spending most of the next two weeks traveling around the country to raise money and campaign for vulnerable GOP lawmakers.
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The web videos are entitled “Community Matters,” and one features a restaurant manager from Clinton, Wisconsin, discussing the importance of small businesses in the state and that Ryan is focused on bringing “more jobs back to the people.”
Mike Decker, an automotive shop owner in another video complains that government regulation makes business harder but praises Ryan’s efforts, which have included passing House measures to reduce government red tape.
“My experience with Paul Ryan, I have known him for fourteen years,” Decker says in the video. “He is a guy that came from small-town America. Very humble, very understanding of what it takes to run a small business, and grow an economy.”
Another video features Joy Ngobi, an anesthesiologist from Uganda.
“Paul, I didn’t even know him actually,” Ngobi said. “He was just a nice gentleman. He was like, where are you from? Well, I am from Uganda. So, he pulls out his wallet and hands me his card. He says, call me if you ever have any trouble.”
