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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« on: April 06, 2012, 08:48:46 PM »

Obama will certainly try to tar Romney with the Ryan budget, even if Ryan himself isn't widely known.  Which is why Romney won't pick him as his running mate, and he'll make some noises along the lines of "I applaud Rep. Ryan for making the tough choices, which the White House hasn't made, but I'll present a budget next year that will result in similar deficit savings with somewhat different cuts...", and then he won't specify those cuts until after the election.

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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2012, 12:31:59 PM »

He is probably going to win it anyways. Not like it would ever happen anyways. Ryan would be an idiot to take a chance to be a losing VP candidate and give up what he has now.

I don't understand your 1st sentence.  Ryan doesn't have to give up his congressional seat (remember Lieberman ran for reelection and VP) and VP nomination would make him a national leader not just a republican leader.  I know losing VP has a history of problems, but FDR didn't.  It is a real possibility because it is the only way to get him out of the box he's in... He couldn't run for Governor or Senator because it would have been a step down from budget chairman.  Only options for him are VP or speaker.  Hard to run from current position next time, even if he is the brains of the party.  Maybe if he chaired Ways and means he'd have a prestigious enough resume, but it is hard to become president from a congressional seat.  Easier being the next guy in line in the GOP or a sitting Vice President.             

Not all states allow someone to run for two offices simultaneously.  I know you can't in South Carolina.  I don't know what the law is like in Wisconsin.
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