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Torpedo majority leader kevin mccarthy's bid do the same to paul ryan? >> i have left this decision in their hands. >> reporter: the ultimatum is set this morning by wisconsin congressman paul ryan. >> this is not a job i've ever wanted. >> reporter: after days of hammering by house republicans seasonally backing him into a corner. >> i think our country is in desperate need of leadership. >> reporter: the 45 former vice presidential nominee is stepping up, saying he's willing to replace house speaker john boehner. but not so fast. ryan says if, and only if, the three largest coalitions in the...

We're having him walk up right now. i'll sit down. i don't want to block my colleagues' shot. we're going to see paul ryan explaining to the press corps what would cause him to take the job. let's hear from paul ryan of wisconsin. >> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the na...

>> we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. we need to update our house rules so that everyone can be a more effective representative. this is, after all, the people's house. we should unify now and not after a divisive speaker election. i cannot and will not give up my family time. i may not be on the road as often as previous speakers. but i pledge to try and make up for it with more time communicating our vision. >> all right. so are those conditions good enough for you? >> you know, really, it's about a vision for america. and so i can agree with chairman ryan...

Wisconsin. >> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker 0 to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. second, we need to update our house rules so that everyone can be a more effective representative. this is af...

>> you know this is politics. politics is about optics to get paul ryan in that position would be a coup for them. it's an ugly business down there, let's not forget but being the speaker of the house is a big job, zeke. what would it mean if ryan got in there in terms of how pivotal he would be with whatever happens with whomever win for president? >> democrats see him as somebody they can work together with, the president back in 2011 was pointing out paul ryan as his negotiating partner as the potential negotiating partner on some sort of grand bargain fiscal deal that never really material...