2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Poll: Who do YOU think Mitt Romney will pick to be his VP running mate? [View all]Raine1967
(11,589 posts)His sudden turn from Ayn Rand was one of those Scooby-do *HUH?* moments for me. He wants the conservative religious vote; So does Mitt. Like it or not, I think Mitt has a mormon problem within his party. Ryan appears to be a really good solution to that and a lot more.
Ryan will keep the Teabagger vote and allow Mitt to do exactly what he planned on doing all along: run to the center. Ryan will be the guy that gives the wink and the nod to the conservatives. For the GOP, and its supporters-- Ryan isn't divisive -- he's practically the architect of the party platform.
Coupled with what Boner said a few days ago about the GOP possibly losing the house, I am fairly sure choosing a sitting congressperson is a better risk than any GOP senator -- OR GOP governor.
The PArty is going after the down tickets like state houses etc. Picking a senator or a governor doesn't seem to be worth the risk -- a sitting teabagger congressperson like Ryan, I think this is the guy for R-Money.