Ryan unlikely to be ‘Cantored’ by primary challenger

Published August 9, 2016 4:01am ET



House Speaker Paul Ryan is poised to cruise to an easy GOP primary win in Wisconsin on Tuesday, according to poll numbers and strategists who see no possible path to victory for his GOP opponent, Paul Nehlen.

Polls have Ryan up by as much as 66 points in the state’s 1st District, leaving very little chance for a repeat of former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning primary loss in 2014 to political novice Dave Brat.

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