Paul Ryan Defeats GOP Primary Challenger

Get ready for a shock, folks, but Paul Ryan, who was consistently well ahead of his Republican primary challenger for weeks… won reelection!

This was a fairly obvious fact to everyone, but Donald Trump‘s brief flirtation with Paul Nehlen last week stirred up a media frenzy and got Ryan’s challenger some media attention (especially for his, um, interesting views on Muslims).

Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter both endorsed Ryan, and Palin specifically wanted to see him “Cantored,” referring to the last time a Republican House leader was shockingly taken down by an insurgent opponent.

But then Ryan got a “boost” when Trump came around to endorse him after all.

As of this posting, Ryan has 77 percent of the vote to Nehlen’s 22 percent.

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