Link to original source. (http://www.salon.com/2012/08/13/paul_ryan_the_new_dan_quayle/)

"It’s been only three days, but there are already some signs that Mitt Romney’s pick of Rep. Paul Ryan for the vice presidential slot may give some GOP strategists heartburn.

The first poll taken since the announcement, from USA Today and Gallup, shows that Ryan is, at the moment, the least popular number-two pick since 1988’s Dan Quayle."

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"But the biggest impact may be down ballot, where Republicans are starting to realize that the party’s embrace of Ryan and, thus, his Medicare-altering budget may drag down House and Senate candidates.

In the days since the Ryan pick, some GOP candidates have already tried to distance themselves from Ryan’s plan.

“Linda McMahon will never support a budget that cuts Medicare,” said a spokesperson for the Connecticut Republican Senate candidate when asked about the Ryan budget, for example.

But going forward, candidates in moderate states and districts will be faced with a difficult choice: run away from the Ryan plan and thus their presidential candidate, create uncomfortable intraparty tension (especially when Romney visits their state) or embrace Ryan and Romney and take the political hit."

Paul Ryan: The new Dan Quayle?

You either don't know much about Quayle or Ryan? Or both?

Looks like they're gonna keep throwing crap against the wall and see what, if anything, sticks. :coffee:

Even Quayle looks like brilliant man next to Biden...

According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/positive-views-of-ryan-jump-higher-after-pick/2012/08/13/32251614-e55b-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_blog.html), favorable impressions of Ryan have jumped 15 percentage points among the overall electorate. In Wednesday through Friday interviews, 45 percent of Americans expressed no opinion of Ryan. However, that number dropped to 30 percent on Saturday and Sunday, with all of the increased familiarity falling on the positive side of the ledger.

In interviews after the selection, 38 percent of all Americans expressed favorable views of Ryan, 33 percent negative ones. Before the the announcement, Ryan was somewhat underwater, scoring 23 percent favorable and 32 percent unfavorable. The initial movement was positive among independents as well, with his “favorables” doubling from 19 to 39 percent.
Ryan’s favorability rating soars | Power Line (http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/08/ryans-favorability-rating-soars.php)

Best line:Moreover, John Edwards received the best initial reaction of any recent VP nominee, while Dan Quayle received the worst.

We know how those elections turned out.

I'm encouraged. It's been just four days, and the left is berserk with acrimony.

It works like this - if he's a bad pick and that he will spell doom for Mitt - the thing intelligent people do is - sit back and watch the fireworks.

As Napoleon once said "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake".

Everyone knows this.

Which means, they're concerned that people will actually LIKE him.

I'm encouraged. It's been just four days, and the left is berserk with acrimony.

It works like this - if he's a bad pick and that he will spell doom for Mitt - the thing intelligent people do is - sit back and watch the fireworks.

As Napoleon once said "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake".

Everyone knows this.

Which means, they're concerned that people will actually LIKE him.

He's a great pick for Mitt. Just that simple. :buddies: