Older Americans are wary of changes to Medicare. Compared with younger people, they are more positive about the way the program operates, less apt to think that changes are needed and far less disposed towards Paul Ryan’s proposal to reshape Medicare. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Why Mitt Romney ignored his own pollster to pick Paul Ryan
… Ryan’s selection is revealing: the signal Romney is giving with this pick is that he wants to do more than just win the election; he has chosen to pitch a conservative vision for the US. Whether or not that plan will sell with the American public is to be determined. […] Read more »
Paul Ryan’s Medicare Plan May Scare Off Seniors—And Cost Romney the Presidency
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 gets low marks for VP
Americans don’t believe GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney hit a home run with his choice of Paul Ryan as a running mate, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, with more of the public giving him lower marks than high ones. [cont.] Catalina Camia, USA Today Read more »
Near-Even Split on Ryan – But With Positive Movement
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 »