Mitt Romney's Chances

Short term positive: Ryan brings energy, youth, strong policies and another mid-western voice decrying the Obama administration. Long term negative: Romney, who endorsed the Ryan budget (coupons instead of Medicare, turning Medicaid to the states where many states will shrink it very quickly) and cutting HEAP, WIC, Food Stamps, Pell Grants, etc.) now has to either embraceit or awkwardly embrace it in places like Florida, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Ryan is a good man and by the way, he will also still be running for his house seat... just in case.

I don't think Mitt Romney will win no matter who he selects as his running mate. I'll vote for him, but I don't believe he'll beat Obama. I'm really unimpressed with both Republican and Democrat choices. It's like choosing the lesser of two evils. There is no one that makes me say yay! I'm so proud to have him as President.

I think Paul Ryan is an excellent choice. He's well spoken, understands the economy and is willing to stand up for what he thinks. We need people like him right now with our economy in shambles, well on the way to a total welfare state. I think he understand what the US is supposed to be.

Both men are straight arrows, & I feel sanguine for the first time. Let's see more R 'n R! MP

I don't know at this time. Ryan is a young, energetic man of substance who has defined GOP budget and fiscal priorites for the foreseeable future. Romney, who is often perceived as an opportunistic "etch a sketch" candidate, has put himself in the position of having to champion very conservative domestic policies. That can turn the election into more an ideological contest than a referendum over the Obama record. Focusing on the Ryan plan may turn off non-ideological voters who otherwise saw Romney as a credible alternative to Obama. It's too early to judge how the Ryan selection will play out.

I personally think with Ryan being picked or not Mitt Romney does not have a chance in November. If anyone has half a brain they would know that Mitt Romney is for himself and the rich of this Country. He does not care about the middle class or poor. So whomever he has running with him whether it be Ryan or Joe Blow he does not have a chance in November. People need to read what this man is all about and after you do so they will have to realize this man will take this country to hell. Any republican in office at any time is the worse thing for America in my opinion.

I think that Paul Ryan as Vice President would help the Romney campaign. Romney is a moderate Republican, although conservative, he's not conservative enough for some. Ryan is more conservative and those conservative Republicans will be more inclined to not just vote for that ticket, but will also support it. It was like with Obama bringing on Joe Biden, it brought in a segment of the Democratic party that might not have supported Obama as much. But the election won't be won by the liberal Democrats or the conservative Republicans, they will almost always vote for their party. It's the moderates, and middle of the road citizenry of the country. A lot of us got tired of the Bush years, and see a change with Obama, but maybe not one that we like. Now we have to see if we feel another 4 years of Obama would be good or is it time to try 4 years of Romney I would rather see Ron Paul in, but just getting his ideas presented at the convention, and offering them up for this years platform may be all I can hope for. Congress and the Presidency are either left or right, liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, in the country itself, we are not these extremes in every day living. By choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney has brought in someone whose ideals are different enough to bring in some votes that he won't get otherwise. I won't say that it will help him win, as that won't be seen until November. Now if only everyone would look at the issues, and decide who is best for the country because of them, not because of some commercial, or because they are Democrat or Republican.

For me it has no effect. I do think Paul Ryan is more prepared for the White House than Joe Biden. I don't think Joe Biden is prepared for anything.

I am not a Romney backar but i am a Wisconsinite. I do like Paul Ryan.though. Will it be good for Mitt Romney,we will see. Personally I don't know it is good or bad. In Novemebr I will be voting for President Obama and Joe Biden. That is my pick and I am sticking with it!

This is a tough one. Does it solidify his ideology and tie him more firmly to his NeoConservative and Tea Party base? Yes. Might it even swing a few Libertarians his way? Maybe. Both would be positives if he actually had a chance to win this year. It would have helped him more, perhaps, if he had managed to draft Ron or Rand Paul as his vice president, but I would have been stunned if either of them had accepted such a deal. Overall, while it's still vital that Democrats vote this year, I do not think Romney has a chance of being elected if they do. He has just been caught in too many lies and too much corruption for anyone with any sense of smell to support him. Ryan may help that image to some extent -- he seems to be a solid soldier in the Republican class war -- but Romney is such a shark he offends what remains of the decent conservative (with a small c) core of the party. At the very least, I think those folks will stay home, if not vote for a third party. With any luck, a Ron Paul write-in campaign will form now and stay strong through the election.

I don't see where it will really help his chances to be honest. Both Romney and Ryan are knowledgeable when it comes to financial issues and the economy. However, the United States economy is still facing hardships. Because of that, I think that a lot of people are going to stick with Barack Obama. At the end of the day, it really doesn't bother me who gets elected. I believe there isn't much of a difference between Democrats and Republicans anyway.

I don't know because I'm unable to speak for everyone, but I'm not impressed. Truthfully, Mitt Romney blew his chances with me the day he threw his hat in the ring. The first thing he did was publicly slam our current president, therefore, I feel he started out on the wrong foot and has been pedaling backward since then. I think he understands politics but, it doesn't matter who he chose as a running mate, because I think he made himself look bad from day one.