Americans split nearly evenly on Paul Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate, a divided response that nonetheless represents a sharp gain for Ryan compared with the negative tilt that preceded his pick, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll has found. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Will Ryan help GOP ticket reverse trend in Wisconsin?
… If there’s any place in America where Paul Ryan’s presence on the GOP ticket electrifies the party faithful it is here, in the outer suburbs and exurbs of Milwaukee, where Republican turnout routinely defies the laws of physics. Does that mean Ryan can help end the GOP’s 24-year Wisconsin […] 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 »
Ryan pick in 5 easy steps
… By picking him, Romney provides a powerful signal that he is willing to counter Obama’s failed attempt to unite America with an unapologetic attempt to win via econo-demographic, divide-and-conquer politics. [cont.] Thomas Schaller, U. of Md., Baltimore County Read more »
Ask Dr. Popkin: What About the Ryan Pick?
… The choice of Ryan, finally, confirms that Obama, with major assistance from the Republican party and the Romney campaign, has captured the center on social issues and painted Romney into a corner. [cont.] Samuel Popkin, UC San Diego Read more »
Why Ryan Could Make a Romney Victory Harder
… Ryan’s ambitious budget blueprint, as passed twice by House Republicans over the past two years, crystallizes the GOP’s highest policy priority: shrinking the size of the federal government, largely by dramatically restructuring entitlement programs led by Medicare and Medicaid. But the GOP today is increasingly dependent on the votes […] Read more »