So how did that Ryan pick work out? (A look at the numbers)

Hotair ^ | 08/17/2012 | Jazz Shaw

[Delhi Rebels]

OK, I’ll bite, if this suggests that Paul Ryan might not be able to drag a lackluster Romney into the winner’s circle, WHO CAN?

If anyone can it's going to be the "anybody but Obama" voters. Romney will reap the benefits of their discontent solely because he is the only other real candidate.

[FourtySeven]

I would say Pollster1’s question of “ The meaningful question is: How do those numbers compare with the week before Ryan was announced?” is quite relevant.

I took the plus sign next to some of the numbers as an indication that the number was an increase over last week. If this is true, the increase in donations seems to be significant.

However for a true comparison Pollster1’s question should be answered in full, to whit: Compare all these numbers to any gains seen before the Ryan pick, and compare in terms of percent gain.

I don’t have the time right now but maybe later.

[maine-iac7]

well then - is this relevent enough for you?

Since ‘the pick’ - a 17% UPTICK for R&R in FLORIDA - the Senior Citizen state.

http://www.surveyusa.com/index.php/2012/08/15/in-florida-17-change-vote-because-of-ryan-vp-pick-vote-changers-by-43-are-drawn-to-romney/

[maine-iac7]

What YOU said - all of it.

Romney is a tried and true successful business man - that includes the ability to pick the right people for the right position - AND at the right time.

It was BRILLINAT to announce his pick a week BEFORE convention, not AT the convention.

This has resulted in a fire storm of publicity - and has energized the base while waking up the general public.

Then, before the feathers settle, comes the convention...FAr greater numbers will now watch -

Brilliant.

Also, his picking Ryan over a gender/ethnic/crucial state pick shows he has the smarts to place the right people in the right postion. That bodes well for who he puts into his cabinet.

We may just be able to stop this Scoialist/Muslim trainwreck afterall

R&R = Restoration & Recovery

[Pollster1]

I don't quite agree:

17% of registered voters in the state of Florida say they will change who they will vote for in the election for President as a result of Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan . . . Of those who will change their vote, 57% say they are more likely to vote for Romney, 42% say they are less likely to vote for Romney.

If you take those surveyed at their word (and I don't - how many firmly decided voters say that every event makes them "more likely to vote for" the option they have already chosen?), that is a net gain of 15% of the 17% who claim to have changed their opinions, or 2.5%. That is, as Clueless Joe would say, a big deal, but it's not a 17% uptick. When we get the next reliable poll of FL voters, we'll find out what this really means. I'm hopeful, but I don't expect the numbers from Rasmussen, Gallup, or anyone else to actually show 17% or even 2.55%. I'd take a change of 1.5% and call that a big win.

[maine-iac7]

I don’t rely on the ‘polls’ - which we know can be easily skewed - and are - as well as over sampled with dems -

I’ll take these REAL and VERIFIABLE stats at to what has happened in the past few days. They tell quite a story - and they are the FACTS.

Online Fundraising for R&R
Donations: 124,800+
Amount: $10,157,947
Average Donation: $81
% New Donors: 68%

the social media and web world since the Ryan announcement?

Site Traffic – Total: 2,000,000
Mitt Romney Facebook: +510,000 — Now 4,360,000
Mitt Romney Twitter: +54,000 — Now 861,000
Paul Ryan Facebook: +860,000
Paul Ryan Twitter: +118,500
Volunteers 45,000+ sign up to volunteer online

all the naysayrs and twisters can put that in their pipes and smoke it - it’s what’s going down. No way to spin it.