“A quiet revolution is happening in this country,” Ryan said on his website. “One that is driven by compassion and the independent spirit our nation is known for. It’s time for us to invest in our values so we can focus on what really matters: healing and uniting our nation.”
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Ryan, 45, becomes the 18th Democrat to have either entered the race or formed an exploratory committee. Over the past two years, Ryan has discussed bringing mindfulness into politics and wanting to court the “yoga vote” – practitioners of which are overwhelmingly women.
That was likely part of the reason he decided to appear on the women-centric daytime talk show just after announcing.
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