John Boehner Backs Paul Ryan For President Day After Kasich Wins Ohio Primary With His Backing

Three days ago, former House Speaker John Boehner endorsed Gov. John Kasich for president and campaigned for him in Ohio's primary. After Kasich won his home state yesterday, Boehner took time off from the golf course in Boca Raton, Florida where he now spends a great deal of his time, to announce he backs his successor, House Speaker Paul Ryan, to be the GOP nominee at a convention he expects to be brokered. Boehner, who has hit the links with Trump in the past, referred to Sen. Ted Cruz as "lucifer" while speaking to the Futures Industry Association according to Politico. He also once referred to him as a "jackass."

In a blow to the Ohio establishment types like Boehner and Kasich, a political newcomer and outsider, businessman Warren Davidson, won a crowded field of candidates that included two state lawmakers to become the nominee to run in a June special election and this November's general election in the suburban Cincinnati congressional district formerly represented by Boehner. The Gannett-owned Cincinnati Enquirer notes that Davidson was backed by the same political types who made life miserable for Boehner during his time as Speaker of the House.