In the long run of a campaign the VEEP pick is meaningless. Did Bush help Reagan, Plugs help the Messiah?
Ryan is a good pick because he is a young conservative from a swing state. If it is the Governor of Virginia you have the same result.
The election is about Obama.
“In the long run of a campaign the VEEP pick is meaningless. Did Bush help Reagan”
YES! Reagan barely beat Bush and Reagan picked him because of his second place finish, his many supporters, his spectacular resume, and TEXAS! He made Bush voters Reagan voters.
Ryan is a good pick because he has a plan for economic recovery for the US that he has been pressing for.
The dems and Obama have already refuted it.
Game on.
The election IS about Obama. Ryan can quote chapter and verse of what Obama has done wrong to get us in this position and Ryan has the plan to get us out. Every second spent by the dems and Obama trying to denounce it, puts the subject back on Obama.
Therefore the election NOW turns from Fluke to Nuts (like Liz Warren etc) to THE ECONOMY and Obama’s record, or IOW, Obama.