TTH actually thinks the VP selection matters to voters......shows what a political neophyte he is.
Karl Rove on the VP candidate (TTHs favorite political strategist) :
"But such political decisions run into one hard reality: Running mates haven't decided an election in more than a half-century. For example, research by Bernard Grofman and Reuben Kline, political scientists at the University of California, Irvine, suggests that the net impact of the vice-presidential picks in 2008 was roughly one-half of one point and is generally less than one percentage point. Presidential elections are rarely that close."
Read more here : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...484193362.html
Originally Posted by Whirlaway
WW are you saying that a VP pick has no impact? I assure had McCain picked a better qualified candidate than Palin the race would have been closer in 2008. didn't Powell basically switch his support to Obama because he felt the VP was wrong? Hasn't Cheney said McCain choose the wrong VP.
In an election year where it's about the economy and some ey battle ground states- Romney instead of choosing someone who can bring him women, or latino votes he chooses soon one who had one of the most controversial and radical plans in history(Ryan Plan). Keep in mind that Florida is a key state with a large senior population who all will remember that Ryan wants to eradicate Medicare and give them vouchers- hmmm who do you think they will cast their vote for? I assure you seniors want their Medicare than any other topic- don't mess with their Medicare and they know Ryan wants to destroy it.
However, Romney is very wealthy and he's trying to connect with the common Joe but he chooses Ryan who in his budget wants to give tax breaks to corporations and still believes in trickle down economics and tax breaks for the wealthy- once again bad move by Mittens.
Originally Posted by I B Hankering
