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It’s still Ryan vs. Trump, even without 2016 bid

By W. James Antle III
Published April 14, 2016 4:01am ET
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It’s still Ryan vs. Trump, even without 2016 bid
Speaker Ryan and Mr. Trump represent opposing definitions of what it means to be conservative. (AP Photos) | Mike Groll

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s 2016 options were never very good.

He could be blamed for stealing the Republican nomination from candidates who had actually earned the votes of millions of GOP primary voters or blamed for refusing to stand up to — and perhaps even enabling — Donald Trump.

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