My wife's comment, on hearing of the Ryan choice was...

[brooklynite]

"Well, at least this will now be a campaign about ideas".

To which my reply was:

"You're right; the problem is they won't be Romney's....."

[BlueStreak]

1. It is a bizarre combination

One candidate won't take a position on anything. "We'll get back with you after the election on that."

The other has positions that are way too clear.

The public has never heard what is in the Ryan budget. All they have heard about is how handsome he is and what a vigorous exercise program he follows. These dipweeds have mistaken the lack of public outrage to date as an indication they like the ideas in the Ryan budget. They are about to learn otherwise. Romney has done us a great favor.

[Freddie]

2. This was supposed to be a "referendum on Obama's record"

and whether he deserves a second term, etc.
The Ryan pick changes all that and makes the election about ideas and the future direction of the country. They pushed the conversation back to where we want it--not where we've been but who do you trust with where we're going.
And once the public has a chance to digest Ryan's ideas, major advantage Dems!

[otohara]

3. Bad Ideas

like SS being a Ponzi scheme

[Wounded Bear]

4. Whenever we really have a campaign on "ideas"....

Democrats win.

Progressives want to build something special.

Conservatives want to burn down everything that has already been built.

[CabCurious]

5. But it won't be about ideas... that's a lie

They will wrap up their "ideas" in coded words.

It will be the same racist, class warfare in disguise.

[Scuba]

6. Bingo, and welcome to DU!!

[PayAttentionFool]

7. Yup this race is about 1 thing

now, mighty whitey and austerity and the black guy giving away money to the non-whites.

mighty whitey has 45%-48% of the vote guaranteed no matter what the polls say.


Besides it does not matter if the RW wins or not, they still win even if they lose the election.

The RW will just contine to block everything just like they did the last 4 years.

Heck it would not shock me to see that Blue Dog from WV become a Pub after the election.