Money quote: “Medicare is a promise, and we will honor it. ARomney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my Mom’s generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours.”
The wonk is also a TV star. Ryan’s winning performance probably helped Romney with middle America and showed that he’s more than a number-cruncher. His misleading spin on multiple facts badly damaged his reputation as a truth-teller with the national media–not that his fans in the GOP are likely to mind. It’s not clear how much Ryan’s speech will impact Romney’s chances in 2012, but it certainly lifted Ryan’s prospects for being at the top of his own ticket in 2016 or
2020.
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