What happened to him? Last I heard, Romney was sending him to odd places like Georgia and Alabama.
Romney hasn't totally embraced Ryan's plans, or Ryan's record.
Romney's campaign never expected Ryan to deliver them Wisconsin.
Romney has implied that Ryan is not fit to be President.
Ryan's convention speech was universally panned.
Ryan was humiliated by Biden in the debate.
Ryan destroyed his reputation by lying and keeping all the details very vague.
Ryan now seems to be missing from the campaign trail, and was never known to be a good campaigner to begin with.
Why did Romney even pick him?
And I doubt he has a political future anymore. He may even lose his House seat before the '16 primaries start.
What's he doing now? Do Romney or Ryan regret this decision?
hack
No. This post is inflammatory. I dont start inflammatory posts. I disagree with every one of Lief's and many others provocative posts but this is mean to inflame. Its Mondale-esqe and there is no way around it.
Who are you kidding? You have lost all sense of reality; Joe Biden was a "laughing stock" in his debate with Paul Ryan; where is Paul Ryan? Er...he was in Montrose, Colorado and then in Ohio; besides who's the presidential nominee?, If I were you, I'd be concerned about Mitt Romney's whereabouts.
You may not like the sentiment, but most of this is true through and through. There have been several "clarifications" on how Romney and Ryan differ on policy, with Romney always having to insist that "he's running for President". Surely Romney did not pick Ryan just for the opportunity to win Wisconsin, a state that is just about as much fool's gold for the Republicans at the presidential level these days as Pennsylvania.
For the most part over the past month, Ryan's appearances have been relegated to deep red states or unobtainable blue states where he can do no real damage by showing up. In the circumstances where he actually goes to swing states, those outside the Romney bubble do not hear about it until after it has taken place. The Romney campaign doesn't want the public at-large to hear the name 'Paul Ryan'.
Every poll but one showed that Biden won the debate, and it was that debate that was the last major time Paul Ryan has been heard of in the national media. He's been caught in a myriad of lies - ranging from his begging for stimulus funds, his insane marathon running ability, his stance on 'forcible rape', his back-pedaling on wanting to eviscerate our social safety net - and those are just the notable ones.
Why
did Romney pick him?
