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2016 Postmortem

Anarcho-Socialist

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8. Ryan wasn't there to carry WI

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 09:59 AM

Nov 2012

He was there because Romney couldn't trust the GOP base, just like McCain couldn't trust the base in 2008. Romney needed cover so he could reposition himself as a moderate in the last weeks of the campaign.

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Bill O’Reilly Mocks His Own Guest for Suggesting Paul Ryan for Person of the Year (LOL) [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

To be fair to Ryan I think that Romney helped Obama win the state as well. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #1

I really see no reason to be fair to Lyan-Ryan Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #2

Good point, let me rephrase. Romney had more to do with WI going Obama than Ryan. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #3

Ryan didn't even win his own hometown. Rozlee Nov 2012 #4

I see no reason to be fair to Ryan either, he wouldn't make any attempt to iemitsu Nov 2012 #5

On the contrary, Paul Ryan has definitely been fair. Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #6

Perhaps taking equally from each person is a methodology for establishing fairness iemitsu Nov 2012 #7

Ryan wasn't there to carry WI Anarcho-Socialist Nov 2012 #8

+1 NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #9

Ryan only represents 12% of WI Jimbo S Nov 2012 #10