If Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan for his running mate can be counted on to do anything, it’s bringing Ryan’s controversial proposal to reform Medicare to center-stage. … While this Medicare fight is quite predictable, the Romney campaign’s decision to court it is far more surprising. After all, Romney […] Read more »
Paul Ryan’s Liberal Fan Club
There is one point on which Democratic strategists and the hard right are united: they fervidly support Mitt Romney’s decision to choose Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, as his vice-presidential running mate. Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster who works for the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action, declared in an […] Read more »
Paul Ryan Pick Could Seriously Erode Romney’s Support
When Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate this morning, the Wisconsin Congressman’s budget became constitutive to Romney’s candidacy—in selecting Ryan, Romney not only supports, but also adopts, the principles and priorities in Paul Ryan’s radical budget plan. To be sure, Mitt Romney has already endorsed the Ryan […] Read more »
Paul Ryan, the national debt and the Latino vote
… As a starting point, I think it is safe to say that Paul Ryan is virtually unknown in the Latino community. … However, Ryan has staked out a very clear proposal for reducing the national debt, and we can gain considerable insight into how Latinos might view the VP […] Read more »
The Fiscal Facts of Life: Do Americans Understand Where Budget Deficits Come From?
… The latest YouGov survey suggests that expectations about future budget deficits under President Obama or President Romney were having a major impact on prospective voters’ choices even before Ryan joined the Republican ticket—and advantaging Romney. But those expectations seem to reflect a good deal of confusion, misconnection, and wishful thinking. […] Read more »
Defense cuts: The lesser of two evils?
Congressional Republicans are looking to saddle President Obama with blame for automatic cuts to defense spending set to take effect in 2013, under the debt ceiling deal from last year. … The issue may be a potent political weapon, as deep cuts to the military are not popular. But polling […] Read more »