Posted on 08/13/2012 10:05:29 AM PDT by mandaladon
A new poll out from the Washington Post and ABC News -- conducted half before the Ryan announcement and half afterward -- found that positive views of the now-VP candidate jumped this weekend following his addition to the GOP ticket. Via The Fix:
In Wednesday through Friday interviews, fully 45 percent of Americans expressed no opinion of Ryan, dropping to 30 percent on Saturday and Sunday. The increasing familiarity all went to the positive side of the ledger, giving Ryan an initial advantage in the sprint to define his candidacy.
Overall, in interviews after his selection, 38 percent of all Americans express favorable views of Ryan, 33 percent negative ones. (Before the the announcement, Ryan was somewhat underwater, scoring 23 percent favorable, 32 unfavorable.) The most recent national numbers on Vice President Joe Biden are from a July Pew Research Center poll showing a split decision, 40 percent favorable, 37 percent unfavorable.
One of the largest movements on Ryan’s favorability numbers was the 21-point jump among conservative Republicans, but the initial movement was positive among independents as well, doubling from 19 to 39 percent. The shift among Democrats was similar in both a positive (up 10 percentage points on favorability) and negative direction (up eight on unfavorability).
As we've noted here before, the race to define Ryan in the next few weeks is one that both campaigns are engaging in. It's not surprising that Ryan's favorability jumped following the announcement, when many voters around the country heard about him for the first time -- the real question is what happens to those numbers now that both Obama and Romney are focusing so heavily on defining him.
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Just make sure he doesn’t do a Katie Couric interview.
David Frum is......oh, what's the phrase I'm looking for....
Oh, I know!.....
A vomitous piece of sub-human garbage.
Hank
Is Dan Boren a brother of Mrs. Ryan or a husband of a sister of Paul Ryan?
Not to mention, which I will anyway, he wrote “Joy to the World”, a Three Dog Night hit!
The Republican ticket is orders of magnitude better than the Democrat ticket. Like Sarah, I'm all in for the Republican ticket because I am not a RINO. I'm very pleased with Romney's selection of Ryan to be his running mate. It offers hope for the future of the Republican party and should attract mature young people who care about their future.
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So, if I understand you correctly, you are voting for a RINO because you are not a RINO.
Pardon me for saying so, but that looks a bit confusing to me.
First cousin of Janna Ryan (cousin-in-law of Paul). David Boren is the uncle of Janna married to her father’s sister, Janna Little.
Exactly. Besides...it's AUGUST for Pete's sake. Let's see where we are in two months..AFTER both conventions are done. I have a hunch the country will LOVE Ryan and begin to trust and like Romney. Enough to give The One The Boot.
Let us hope we can define him better and before Obama defines him with his typical lies.
You don't need to be confused. There is a simple explanation.
RINO is an acronym. It is not a slogan that means whatever you want it to mean, such as Not Conservative Enough For Me, etc. It signifies Republican In Name Only, which for those in Rio Linda, means someone who purports to be a Republican but is disloyal to the party and sides with the opposition (ie., doesn't vote with or for Republicans). Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are Republicans. They will be the Republican ticket for President. Since I am not a RINO (not supporting Obama), I will vote for them. The alternative of allowing Obama to continue to rule and destroy our country is far too irresponsible and dangerous. Since I am a patriot I will vote for Romney/Ryan. Anything else would be wrong. It really could not be more clear or simple.
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