Pelosi says Ryan pick makes it easier for Dems to take House

[cal04]

Mitt Romney's pick of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate will give Democrats a better shot at retaking control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, said in an interview airing Sunday.

Pelosi, a Democrat, said Ryan's plan to overhaul Medicare was a nonstarter among senior citizens, meaning Democrats are better poised to assume the majority in the lower chamber.

"On August 11, when Gov. Romney chose Ryan, that was the pivotal day," Pelosi told CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley on "State of the Union." "That is the day things really changed. We were on a path. I would have said to you then we were dead even. Well, the momentum is very much with us, the Medicare issue in this campaign."

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"We have been saying there are three important issues in this campaign. And in alphabetical order, they are Medicare, Medicare, Medicare," the California representative said.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/16/pelosi-says-ryan-pick-makes-it-easier-for-dems-to-take-house/

[ananda]

1. I sure hope so!

From your lips to God's ears, Speaker-to-be-again Pelosi!

[BlueStreak]

2. Medicare should be THE issue, but Pelosi isn't getting a bit of help from Obama on this

Medicare should be a top issue for Obama too, but he barely mentions it. And when he does mention it in passing, he NEVER explains the issues. There was almost no discussion of it at the DNC.

They really need to put a focus on this. Here is one possible way to get the key issues across.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=90910