My Ryan tweets, in chronological order, starting with Friday night’s:
If it IS Paul Ryan+he fully vets+he gets enuf sleep night pre-announcement+he nails 1st speech/intv+he remembers 2b happy warrior=good pick
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
And if it turns out Team Romney secretly orchestrated the conservative editorials to build momentum for Ryan, wicked smaat.
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Ryan would bring: MSM reporters (who like him more than the right knows); talk radioers skeptical of Mitt; ditto Tea Partiers=game changer
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
If Ryan, vp debate will feature 2 Irish-American candidates w/ 8 letters and 3 syllables in their names.
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Given new media, this will B most over-analyzed vp pick EVER.But if Ryan clears ready2Bprez bar+no flubs+no vet probs, 95%elex=PBO vs Mitt
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Beyond personal attacks, Obama re-elect strategy is abt teasing out budget choices in fall. Ryan makes Dem job easier but gives Mitt backup
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Ryan students know he is MUCH better performer+handsomer when he gets sufficient sleep. Will be interesting to see if Boston executed that
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
What Ryan will not easily B: someone who helps lower partisanship in elex, or makes a Grand Bargain more likely if Mitt wins
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Based on other nocturnal tweets, Ryan nod will give Mitt “bold” cred w/ MSM a laGore ’00, Clinton ’92.
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Late greats who would applaud Ryan nod: Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Bob Novak.
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
V interesting 2C what Bill Clinton says abt Ryan pick. Big Dog likely of 2 minds re both Ryan the pol and the politics of the choice.
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
No reax 2 Ryan from Chicago so far. Which Dems might break ranks and say nice things re Ryan? Chicago needs msg discipline Ryan=budget cuts
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Shorter reax so far: wiseguy GOP strategists worried abt focus moving away from econ; media obsessed w/budget+bold;fiscal hawks delighted
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Elite GOP base loves Ryan. Dem elites truly not afraid of him to say the least. But breathless notion race abt Ryan now is absurd.Tranquilo
— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 11, 2012
Another thing
@mittromney&Ryan have in common: both want credit for being specific+neither will specify deduction scale-backs they favor— Mark Halperin (@Markhalperin) August 12, 2012
