Paul Ryan is little known, was not in broad demand as Mitt Romney’s VP pick and authored a budget plan that, while popular in the GOP base, stepped into the red zone on the subject of Medicare. His selection seems like an attempt both to rally Republican loyalists and to […] Read more »

Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to be his vice-presidential nominee. My initial reaction is that it doesn’t makes much sense electorally. But let’s examine the three key arguments that Ryan’s advocates have made to advance the case for his selection as VP. [cont.] Harry Enten, The Guardian Read more »

… When a prudent candidate like Mitt Romney picks someone like Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate, it suggests that he felt he held a losing position against President Obama. [cont.] Nate Silver, New York Times Read more »

My reaction to hearing that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would pick U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) to be his running-mate was almost the same as when I heard John McCain had selected then-governor Sarah Palin (Alaska) to be his vice-president four years ago, though for very different reasons. [cont.] […] Read more »