Rep. Paul Ryan has so far deflected calls to be the next House speaker, but there is already a group of conservatives ready to kick him out that job.
Several right-leaning organizations have formed a new coalition called “Fire Paul Ryan,” calling the Wisconsin Republican a RINO, or a Republican In Name Only.
“We forced Boehner to step down. Cantor was defeated. McCarthy withdrew … and yet the establishment keeps pushing RINO after RINO after RINO. If Ryan is chosen, we’ll see that he’s fired. Add your name to the list of Americans who Demand a Conservative Speaker,” said the coalition’s website FirePaulRyan.com, which is paid for by the Constitutional Rights PAC.
The Constitutional Rights PAC had also set up a coalition to stop Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from becoming House speaker.
McCarthy suddenly withdrew his name from the candidate pool last week, which forced Republicans to leave for a week-long recess without having a clear candidate to replace Speaker John Boehner, who is set to retire at the end of the month.
Over the last several days, no clear front-runner or favorite has emerged, and many GOP leaders are asking Ryan to run and unite the fractured party.
