In some ways, I am totally baffled by Romney picking Ryan as veep. I agree with the analysis that Ryan's presence on the ticket shifts focus from Romney's strong issues (self-reliance, business, Obama Bad) to his weaker ones (social programs, taxes).
For a while, I've had a theory about vice-presidential selection that I think the GOP might be using: it's a great way to contain a weirdo. Who's less relevant in Washington than the veep? The conventional wisdom about a VP balancing a ticket hasn't really shown itself to be true.
When I do that thing liberals do - fantasize about what it would have been like if Gore'd gotten into the oval office - I think about how great it would have been to keep Lieberman locked up in the vice presidency.
For a while, I've had a theory about vice-presidential selection that I think the GOP might be using: it's a great way to contain a weirdo. Who's less relevant in Washington than the veep? The conventional wisdom about a VP balancing a ticket hasn't really shown itself to be true.
When I do that thing liberals do - fantasize about what it would have been like if Gore'd gotten into the oval office - I think about how great it would have been to keep Lieberman locked up in the vice presidency.
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I keep wondering why not this or that running mate instead. I just don't get it from a numbers point of view.
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