Romney picks Paul Ryan as his running mate **official thread**

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Well, at least Ryan's more competent than the last GOP running mate.

If you set the bar low enough...

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The entire nation is going to be taken by complete surprise when Mitt appears on stage Saturday morning with Condi.  

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el-oh-el

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The thing a lot of people don't understand, is that the GOP is growing more desperate and more out of control. The many contradictions within the GOP coalition were revealed during the 2012 primaries, and the endless stream of "Not Romneys", all of whom failed, some in spectacular fashion, lead the party to reluctantly settle on the one guy the "base" desperately didn't want.

With Romney slipping further and further behind in the polls, and the generally clumsy way his campaign has handled controversy so far, it was time for a "bold" pick. Why Ryan? Because the hope is that the will shift the frames of the debate in American discourse back to deficits, spending, and the scope of government, rather than jobs, health care, social issues, and growing economic inequality and a shrinking middle class.

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Romney family urged Mitt to go with his gut and pick Ryan, while his campaign advisors expressed skepticism:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/the-romney-family-takes-charge

"Go with his gut."

Hmm, who does that remind me of?


Oh yeah: