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Ignore the Illusory Polls: Obama Will Probably Lose

Michael Medved: A false confidence pervades the campaign

(Newser) - The polls have been shifting President Obama's way of late, and Democrats seem to be a confident bunch. At the Daily Beast , Michael Medved tries to burst that balloon: He thinks Obama is probably going to lose. At the moment, polls shows that most people expect Obama to win—...

Romney-Ryan: Bromance on the Campaign Trail

Republican running mates seem to genuinely like each other

(Newser) - Jay-Z and Kanye, Damon and Affleck ... Ryan and Romney? Writing for the New York Times, Michael Barbaro gives us an inside look at the relationship between the GOP candidate and his newly-selected running mate, and the two seem to, well, actually like each other. Romney and Ryan will be splitting...

Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair
 Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair 
Aug 14, 2012 1:20 AM CDT

Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair

Protesters attempt to storm soapbox

(Newser) - The Romney campaign chucked Paul Ryan into the deep end for his first solo campaign appearance yesterday. Hecklers greeted the vice-presidential candidate soon after he started speaking at the Iowa State Fair's famous soapbox, reports ABC . "Iowans and Wisconsinites, we like to be respectful of one another and...

Ryan Doesn't Meet Mitt's Requirement for President

Romney echoed argument for 3 years of business experience

(Newser) - Mitt Romney sets a high bar for anyone seeking the presidency—too high, it seems, for his own running mate to match. At a May speech in Las Vegas, Romney avidly recounted the story of a local businessman who wanted a new Constitutional requirement for presidential candidates: that they have...

Obama: Romney, Ryan Push 'Trickle-Down Fairy Dust'

Slams rivals' 'vision' at Chicago fundraisers

(Newser) - Speaking to a young crowd in Chicago yesterday, President Obama made his first public comments on Team Romney-Ryan since the latter became part of that equation. His take? His rivals' economic policies are little more than "trickle-down fairy dust." Such plans have been tried before, and "guess...

Ryan Sharing Just 2 Years of Tax Returns, Too

And defends plan to 'reform' Medicare

(Newser) - Following the example set by the man he hopes will become commander-in-chief, newly minted GOP runningmate Paul Ryan says he will also release just two years of tax returns. Ryan turned over "several" years of returns to the Romney camp during the vetting process, he said on 60 Minutes...

Why Ryan Hid Behind Shades, Crept Through the Woods

Team Romney had secretive method of making VP pick

(Newser) - Jason Bourne, eat your heart out. Paul Ryan's ascent to VP pick was nearly as clandestine, including a secretive journey through the woods and a surreptitious trip through O'Hare airport, CNN reports. Mitt Romney and longtime aide Beth Myers set the tone by discussing the VP choice only...

Right Cheers, Left Jeers &#39;Extremist&#39; Ryan

 Right Cheers, 
 Left Jeers 
 'Extremist' Ryan 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Aug 12, 2012 10:55 AM CDT

Right Cheers, Left Jeers 'Extremist' Ryan

'Excellent choice' or 'right-wing idealogue,' depending on who you ask

(Newser) - DC's finest wasted no time reacting to Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his runningmate this morning, with Republicans applauding as Democrats immediately pounced on the Wisconsin Republican. Highlights from your Sunday dial, as per Politico :
  • John McCain : Ryan is an "excellent choice," who won'
...

WSJ: My, What a Smart Pick
 WSJ: My, What a Smart Pick 
OPINION
Aug 12, 2012 9:52 AM CDT

WSJ: My, What a Smart Pick

Journal calls Ryan pick 'serious'; Krugman says 'dishonest'

(Newser) - Last week, the Wall Street Journal called on Mitt Romney to pick Paul Ryan for his vice presidential runningmate. Now who's crowing about the pick? Why, the Wall Street Journal . The Journal isn't taking credit for the pick, but its editors do view it as a sign of...

Spotlight Shifts to 'Ladylike' Janna Ryan

Oklahoma native, Ryan was tax lawyer before moving to Wisconsin

(Newser) - Janna Little was a high-powered DC tax attorney with a low profile when she married a bachelor considered one of Washington's most eligible in 2000 and moved to his native Wisconsin to raise a family. But that relative anonymity went up in smoke yesterday as she stood beside husband...

Ryan Choice a 'Gamble,' But He's No 'Robot Nerd'

Andrew Sullivan and Eva Longoria among those weighing in

(Newser) - Reactions are rolling in from the left and right over Paul Ryan as VP pick—some of it predictable, but a few tidbits stand out either for defying political allegiance, unveiling Mitt Romney's strategy, or using a lot of exclamation points:

Meet Paul Ryan
 Meet Paul Ryan 
Aug 11, 2012 10:15 AM CDT

Meet Paul Ryan

Wires flesh out VP candidate's personal, professional bio

(Newser) - Get ready for a stream of stories about Paul Davis Ryan. Some tidbits about the 42-year-old Republican congressman from Wisconsin who hopes to be vice president :
  • Family man: He and wife Janna have three kids, Charles, Samuel, and Elizabeth. He's a native of Janesville, Wisconsin.
  • Father: He died of
...

Romney: Ryan Is All About Integrity
 Romney-Ryan Ticket Debuts 
the speeches
Aug 11, 2012 8:55 AM CDT

Romney-Ryan Ticket Debuts

Mitt lauds his VP pick, while Ryan goes after Obama

(Newser) - Mitt Romney got so excited to announce Paul Ryan today that he mistakenly introduced him as the "next president of the United States." When Ryan arrived on stage, Romney corrected himself to make it "vice" president. "Every now and then I make a mistake," he...

Ryan Pick Shows Romney Doesn't Want to Play It Safe

Mike Allen: It's a bold choice, but one that could backfire

(Newser) - Politico's Mike Allen weighs in with an early assessment on the choice of Paul Ryan, and sees it as a sign that Mitt Romney recognizes his strategy of playing it safe and making the campaign all about Obama's record instead of his own vision wasn't working...

All Signs Point to Ryan as Vice President Pick
 Romney Picks Paul Ryan 
Aug 11, 2012 6:23 AM CDT

Romney Picks Paul Ryan

Wisconsin congressman is vice presidential running mate

(Newser) - No more rumors: The Romney campaign told supporters today via phone app that Paul Ryan will indeed be Mitt Romney's running mate, reports AP . Romney will announce it himself at 9 Eastern in Norfolk, Va., and later the two will take off on a four-day bus tour. Earlier, just...

Romney to Unveil VP Pick Saturday

Speculation ends about 9am Eastern

(Newser) - Place your bets. Ryan? Pawlenty? Portman? Rubio? Condi? Christie? Maybe even Petraeus ? The endless speculation ends Saturday morning. Mitt Romney will announce his vice presidential pick at 9am Eastern in Norfolk, Va., reports Politico . So here's one last bit of speculation to wrap things up: Bill Kristol and...

Here&#39;s Romney&#39;s Winning Strategy

 Here's Romney's
 Winning Strategy 
charles krauthammer
Aug 10, 2012 1:52 PM CDT

Here's Romney's Winning Strategy

It's 'ideology,' not 'stewardship': Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - Mitt Romney thinks he can beat President Obama by focusing on "stewardship," writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post . As in, Obama made a mess of things, and I can fix it with my business expertise. It's a mistake. The stewardship argument ultimately comes down to "...

These Dates, Figures Might Decide Presidency

For starters, the last unemployment report is out Nov. 2: analysts

(Newser) - We've got three months to go before the election, and political gurus Larry Sabato and Kyle Kondik lay out some potential game-changers in the presidential race in the Wall Street Journal :
  • Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2: The dates of the remaining unemployment reports. The last one in particular
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Now Obama Ad Gets in on 'Taxless Mitt' Narrative

Plus, ad discusses Romney role in huge tax avoidance scheme

(Newser) - Did Mitt Romney pay no taxes for 10 years, as Harry Reid has been alleging ? Well, the Obama campaign doesn't know, but it certainly implies that's a possibility in its latest ad. "Did Romney pay 10% in taxes? Five percent? Zero? We don't know,"...

Reid Aide: Source on Taxless Mitt Is Bain Investor

Jose Parra initially calls source Republican, then backtracks

(Newser) - An aide to Harry Reid made waves when he gave a KTLK radio host details on Wednesday on Reid's source for his claim that Mitt Romney went a decade without paying taxes—but Jose Parra has since backtracked a bit. Parra initially told Mario Solis-Marich , "This person is...

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