Romney chooses Ryan as his running mate
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August 12, 2012, Sunday
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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney introduced Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate yesterday, choosing a politician who is viewed as a bridge between the Republican establishment that backs Romney and the small-tax, anti-big government tea party movement that mistrusts him.
Ryan is the architect of a deeply conservative and intensely controversial long-term budget plan to cut trillions in federal spending, and his conservative credentials are highly regarded by fellow Republican House members.
Many polls during the primaries of winter and spring found that Romney's own were suspect among the party's core, tea-party supporters.
With his pick, Romney sought to boost his own image among the conservatives, repair an image damaged by negative Democratic advertising and shift the trajectory of a campaign that's seen him lose ground to President Barack Obama.
Ryan came out swinging early yesterday, blaming the president for the country's sluggish economy. "Regrettably, President Obama has become part of the problem, and Mitt Romney is the solution" to an economy that has yet to make a strong recovery from the worst recession in decades, he said.
Romney exulted in his choice, telling cheering supporters gathered before them that "I did not make a mistake with this guy."
In the campaign to come, Republicans will present economic solutions "that are bold, specific and achievable," Romney said. "We offer our commitment to create 12 million new jobs and bring better take home pay to middle class families."
The ticket-mates made their first joint appearance at a naval museum, the initial stop of a bus tour through four battleground states in as many days.
Having Ryan on the ticket also could help Romney become more competitive in Wisconsin, a state Obama won handily four years ago in the state-by-state race for the presidency, but that could be much tighter this November.
Ryan is the architect of a deeply conservative and intensely controversial long-term budget plan to cut trillions in federal spending, and his conservative credentials are highly regarded by fellow Republican House members.
Many polls during the primaries of winter and spring found that Romney's own were suspect among the party's core, tea-party supporters.
With his pick, Romney sought to boost his own image among the conservatives, repair an image damaged by negative Democratic advertising and shift the trajectory of a campaign that's seen him lose ground to President Barack Obama.
Ryan came out swinging early yesterday, blaming the president for the country's sluggish economy. "Regrettably, President Obama has become part of the problem, and Mitt Romney is the solution" to an economy that has yet to make a strong recovery from the worst recession in decades, he said.
Romney exulted in his choice, telling cheering supporters gathered before them that "I did not make a mistake with this guy."
In the campaign to come, Republicans will present economic solutions "that are bold, specific and achievable," Romney said. "We offer our commitment to create 12 million new jobs and bring better take home pay to middle class families."
The ticket-mates made their first joint appearance at a naval museum, the initial stop of a bus tour through four battleground states in as many days.
Having Ryan on the ticket also could help Romney become more competitive in Wisconsin, a state Obama won handily four years ago in the state-by-state race for the presidency, but that could be much tighter this November.
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