Washington (CNN) Wisconsin businessman Paul Nehlen is hoping to be the giant-killer of the 2016 cycle, delivering what would be a stunning blow on par with the surprise primary knockout of Eric Cantor in 2014, but he's got a steep hill to climb to come close to unseating highly popular House Speaker Paul Ryan. Nehlen is a Wisconsin executive who touts his work bringing jobs back to the United States from Mexico and Canada, a key asset in the manufacturing-heavy Wisconsin district that Ryan represents. And he's gotten the highly vocal support of conservative activists like Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin.Wisconsin businessman Paul Nehlen is challenging Rep. Paul Ryan in the Republican primary for his House seatNehlen recently got high-profile support of conservative activists like Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin
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