Why Paul Ryan Isn’t Running for President

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) “is seemingly in the middle of every legislative mess at the moment—and that’s right where he wants to be,” National Journal reports.

“He’s just finished helping to wrangle enough conservative and Democratic votes to pass a Trade Promotion Authority bill out of the House of Representatives, a key legislative win for himself and President Obama. Now Ryan is shouldering his party’s next big burden as he leads the effort to construct the Republican contingency plan if a core piece of the Affordable Care Act is gutted by the Supreme Court in the coming weeks.”

“Political prognosticators spent years wondering if Ryan would turn his 2012 vice presidential bid into his own campaign for the White House. But the Wisconsin Republican has made himself more politically relevant by staying just where he is.”