Romney picks Paul Ryan for VP

It is clear that this is not Republicans year, they know that. For Democrats this was their dream team, they are so excited now than ever. Romney had nothing to play apart from spewing lies and distorting Obama's statements hoping Americans will believe him. Here are the reasons why Mitt won't be elected

1. Healthcare issue (aka Obamacare) which was hot for them in 2010 election is off the table by choosing Romney
2. Healthcare constitutionality issue is off the table after the SCOTUS ruling
3. Foreign policy is off the Table after Romney's fumbling trip
4. Security is off the table after the Killing of OBL
5. Issue of Tax will haunt Romney until he releases at least 10 years tax returns
6. On seniors Republicans forget their votes for Ryan budget proposals to gut them
7. Bain Capital is a thorny area now for Romney
8. Likability issue Romney is least liked Nominee in the recent years
9. Paul Ryan is a Republican Congressional leader who oversaw the lowest approval 9%.
10. Some Republicans are running against Paul Ryan Budget eg Montana senate candidate
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Jasusi said:
Yeah, in '88 Bush did not fumble on a foreign trip as Romney has.
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I was talking about the '88 election and not a foreign trip fumble....

Do you remember how that election turned out?:redface:
 
Ndinani said:
Can you explain as to why you think Ryan is not the right choice?
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Ryan is not the right choice bcus he wants to give more huge tax cuts to the millionaires and increases to the middle class.

Congrats Obama, florida turns :biggrin1:
 
The Boss said:
better them than TEA party racists
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Watu wakiwa hawana hoja wanaishia kutoa viroja. Hiyo argument ya racism ni democratic talking point ya ku sidetrack kushindwa hoja.

Na kudhani hakuna democrats walio racist ni kuwa naive beyond comprehension.
 
I think the problem is neither the running mate nor the policy message; the problem is the candidate himself. Mr Romney seems to be a good and smart person; however his ambition for the presidency has made him jump and say anything to get himself elected, which is what has poisoned his campaign.
 
Nyani Ngabu said:
I am not at all a Republican. How am I a Republican if I was for Hilary in '08?

I am a big Clintonite...just in case you didn't know. Ooh wait, you were not even here in '08 so I'll give you a pass....
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A Clintonite who's against Obamacare? (Softer version of Hilary's healthcare reforms Policy).
 

Hahaha ahahahaha! silly season again!!!! Anyways despite all the odds, this is another Jaluo's birthday present!! By the way where is national security, the other guys always do brag about?????!!!!!!!!! I do not see a solja there though the announcement was made by the battle ship!!!!!

Nyani lazima ukubali kuwa jaluo kiboko yao imagine repubs whining about civility in ads! which is usually their game, National security kimyaaaaaaa!!!!!!
 
Nyambala said:
Nyani lazima ukubali kuwa jaluo kiboko yao imagine repubs whining about civility in ads! which is usually their game, National security kimyaaaaaaa!!!!!!
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Hana lolote huyo jaluo wenu. Hope and change is gone. Haipo tena. He can't run on his record. Alichobaki nacho ni ku attack.

Na nimeshasema hapa mara mia kidogo...huyo jaluo wenu akishindwa mtalia ubaguzi.
 
FYI Ryan is a hardcore tea party member.
Romney's choice aims at exciting the tea party support.
At his 42, Ryan could have an impact to young generation, ironically veterans the likes of Rubio,Pawalenty and Jindal may have been disappointed.
In the end the election is all about Obama and Romney policies especially economy
 
Zero Ryan bounce

Poll watch: Paul Ryan pick doesn't give Mitt Romney a bounce


New polls show little indication that Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), above, has provided much of a boost for Mitt Romney. (John Adkisson / Getty Images / August 12, 2012)




By David Lauter August 15, 2012, 12:51 p.m.


Two more national polls out Wednesday confirm what scattered early data had suggested - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is not seeing much of a boost in the opinion polls as a result of his pick of a running mate.

And a poll of battleground states also showed very limited movement, with Romney gaining a little ground in Ohio and Virginia, but losing some in Florida and Colorado. In all cases, however, the shifts were within the poll's margin of error.

Before Democrats begin popping any celebratory corks about the lack of a "Ryan bounce," however, it's important to remember two facts: Vice presidential picks often don't generate much movement in polls, and in this campaign, with so few undecided voters and both sides heavily dug in, a big shift for either candidate would constitute a major surprise.

In fact, it's probably not too early to guess that neither Romney nor President Obama will enjoy a particularly large or long-lasting boost from their conventions. In some past campaigns, candidates have experienced a big bounce in polls from their conventions - although as the word "bounce" implies, the polls that go up usually come down quickly. So far, however, 2012 has not been that sort of year - stability, not volatility, has defined the race.

The latest national data come from two polls that have generally shown more favorable numbers for Romney than most - Gallup's tracking poll, and the Economist/YouGov survey. Both polls show that Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as a running mate has had little or no effecct on the race so far.

Last week, the YouGov survey had Romney and Obama just one point apart. This week, the survey has Obama leading by three points, 47% to 44%. Nor has the choice of Ryan changed the motivation of Republican voters - in both weeks' surveys, 61% of those backing Romney said they were mostly voting "against President Obama" not "for Mitt Romney." The latter option was chosen by 38% of Romney's backers this week and 37% last week.

In Gallup's tracking poll for the four days before the Ryan announcement, Romney led by one point, 46% to 45%. In the four days after the announcement, Romney led, 47% to 45%. The pollsters noted that Romney did a bit better in their Aug. 13-14 polling than he did Aug. 11-12, suggesting that he might receive a delayed bounce as the week proceeds.
The data on battleground states comes from the Purple Poll, a project of a bipartisan group of political strategists. That survey showed the Republican ticket up by one point, 47% to 46%, in the 12 states surveyed, compared with a two-point Obama lead last month, 47% to 45%.

The survey suggested that the Romney/Ryan ticket has an edge on one important theme - change - with voters by a 6-point margin saying that the Republicans were more likely to bring "real change to Washington." But in a cautionary note for the GOP, the survey also showed the Democrats with a strong edge on the subject of Medicare. Asked which ticket was more likely to protect Medicare, Obama/Biden led by 48% to 40%.

One other cautionary note: A big bounce caused by picking a running mate would not necessarily be a good sign for a candidate, nor is its absence necessarily a problem. In Gallup surveys, neither Obama nor John McCain received a significant bounce from their running mate picks in 2008. In the 1996-2004 campaigns, the two picks that generated the biggest boost in the polls were Bob Dole's choice of Rep. Jack Kemp in 1996 and Al Gore's choice of Sen. Joe Lieberman in 2000 being the most successful. Both of those tickets, of course, lost.

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