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2012 Election Thread
ytowndan:
--- Quote from: ytowndan on June 22, 2012, 09:21:18 PM ---Paul Ryan Being Vetted for VP
--- Quote ---I’m reliably informed that Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Budget Committee chairman, has submitted paperwork to the Romney campaign. Sources confirm that he is being vetted for the vice-presidential nomination.
Ryan, one of the GOP’s brightest young stars, is clearly a favorite of Romney allies. But some top Republican officials are wary of plucking him from the House, where he is the party’s most influential voice on fiscal issues.
Earlier this week, Romney campaigned with Ryan in Janesville, Wis., Ryan’s hometown. Ryan previously stumped for Romney in late March and early April, ahead of Wisconsin’s Republican presidential primary.
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Looks like it's all but official.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/mitt-romney-announce-vp-pick-saturday-032140054.html
PG:
Ryan scares me. His budget ideas are so far to the right Boehner has shunned them.
runawayjimbo:
I think Ryan was the best choice from Romney's perspective. He had already endorsed the Ryan budget so Obama was gonna paint him as a right wing, grandma-hating penny pincher anyway. But Ryan is much more exciting to the base than someone like Portman or Pawlenty (although they probably meet the "do no harm" criteria of VP selection better than Ryan). Still, the debt/deficit is the #2 issue for independents so I think it helps Romney with them. He will likely lose FL, but Ryan helps him in OH, WI, and CO.
Also, not the VP debates matter, but Ryan will wipe the floor with Biden.
--- Quote from: PIE-GUY on August 11, 2012, 08:21:33 AM ---Ryan scares me. His budget ideas are so far to the right Boehner has shunned them.
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I hear this a lot, but I've never heard why. I mean, the Ryan budget doesn't balance until 2040. That doesn't seem very extreme to me. The Medicare vouchers is the only "radical" difference and while it may not be perfect, it's the only attempt at changing a system that everyone readily admits is bankrupting us. But no one on the left is willing to put forth a credible plan to fix it. Like Tim Geithner to Ryan a couple months ago: "We're not coming before you to tell you we have a long term solution to fix the debt. What we are saying is we don't like yours."
slslbs:
yea, this is Romney's way of reinforcing "It's the economy, Stupid"
personally, I thought that Romney had the folks who liked Ryan anyway.
goodabouthood:
--- Quote from: slslbs on August 11, 2012, 12:17:17 PM ---yea, this is Romney's way of reinforcing "It's the economy, Stupid"
personally, I thought that Romney had the folks who liked Ryan anyway.
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Definitely. It wasn't a decision based on winning independents, that's for sure. It's the strategy of stating to the conservatives, no really, I'm with you. They realize getting the far right worked into a frenzy will drive those people to the polls.
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