Ryan tries to move Wisconsin, Ohio into Romney column

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., talks to his daughter Liza at a tailgate party for the football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Green Bay , Wis. / AP Photo

MANSFIELD, Ohio Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan swept across the Midwest on Sunday playing up his regional roots in a final bid to move must-win Ohio and his own home state of Wisconsin into the Republican column on Election Day.

Nominee Mitt Romney's choice of Ryan, a Janesville, Wis. congressman who chairs the House Budget Committee, had the potential advantages of energizing conservative fans of his annual budget blueprints and of carrying Wisconsin, where Republicans have done well below the presidential level.

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Ryan tailgates Packers game during final stretch

Ryan and his family joined the tailgate for the Green Bay Packers game outside the Sideline Sports Bar and Restaurant near Lambeau Field on Sunday morning. Clad in a Green Bay Packers jacket and matching tie, he was immediately surrounded by what a pool report from the event described as "crush of fans and press." Some of the excited bystanders wished him congratulations in advance.

"This is the longest stretch I've gone without hunting since I think I was 12 years old," Ryan remarked to a fan, as he showed off his blaze orange camouflage iPhone case - and his everyman credentials. "Just a reminder that I'll be in the woods pretty soon," he said.

Ryan had by his side Wisconsin's top GOP officials, including Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Reid Ribble, as well as Romney sons Josh and Matt. It was Ryan's sixth appearance in his home state in the past week.

But even with a native on the ticket, Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes appear to be out of reach for the GOP. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll conducted Oct. 28-29 showed President Obama ahead of Romney by 3 percentage points. An Oct. 25-28 survey by Marquette University Law School gave the president an 8-point lead, 51 percent to 43 percent.

Ryan contended here in Mansfield that Obama has failed to revive the economy. "It doesn't have to be like this. We don't have to settle for this. This may be the best that President Obama can do but it is not the best America can do," he said.

It's a tricky argument in Ohio, which has fared better than the national economy. Republican state officials say that's because their policies that have worked, but Obama - who has a slim lead in polls of Ohio -- gets credit from most in the state for saving the auto industry with a bailout Romney opposed.

As evidence that Mansfield is still suffering, Ryan mentioned the GM Fisher Body Stamping Plant that closed in 2009 - just like a shuttered plant in his hometown of Janesville.

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Notice no republican supporter can cite any republican policy, stance, bill/legislation that favors struggling Americans over corporations, big oil, big pharma or the super rich. Yet they are constantly trying to convince struggling Americans to vote for the party that has stood against them time after time.

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Nice none answer as ususal.

[Keaaumama]

Breaking News!!! http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/04/1155381/-Breaking-Romney-Paid-Zero-Taxes-From-1996-To-2009

[cubscout09]

The Charitable Remain Unitrust is legal, but, why did Romney feel he had to lie about his taxes, claiming that he never paid less than 13%?

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Republicans are not in office to serve and benefit ordinary Americans. They have shown time after time their disdain for struggling Americans by blocking and stopping any legislation from President Obama and Democrats to revive the economy and help struggling Americans.

This is why struggling Americans cannot reward them with our votes for standing with ccorporations, big oil, big pharma, the super rich and against struggling Americans. Republicans must be defeated for our great nation to progress.

Moreover, no republican supporter can cite any republican policy, stance, bill/legislation that favors struggling Americans over corporations, big oil, big pharma or the super rich.

[smartalecq]

I remember Ryan's convention speech about the GM plant in Wisconsin. He said it closed because of Obama. Ryan was even in tears. Later it turned out that the plant closed during Bush's time.

Also, Romney was criticizing Obama for the GM bailout while make money from it. What a big hypocrite.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/mitt-romney-auto-bailout-profit_n_1976651.html

[ludvig1-2009]

Maybe he could go hunting with Dick Cheney. He could give him a few pointers.

[mikesfilms]

Romney's whoppers:
Lie 1: I hide my tax reports and offshore accounts and am still a honorable man.
Lie 2: I'll "balance" the budget hiking Defense by $2 trillion and keeping Bush tax cuts to the rich for a loss of $500 billion/year.
Lie 3: Obama will raise taxes on the Middle Class. Obama will never raise taxes on the 93%, only on the 3%.
Lie 4: Obama stole $715 Billion from Medicare. He took the funds from greedy insurance companies and gave it back to seniors. AARP applauded the action.
Lie 5: Obama weak on foreign policy. Theodore Roosevelt: Talk soft and carry a big stick. Obama won't pre-announce wars at Romney's request. He smashed al Qaeda.
Lie 6: Iran has no access to sea and needs Syria. It has 1500 mi of coastline, dimwit.
Lie 7: Obama bad for oil. US overtaking Saudia Arabia as world's #1 producer.
Lie 8: 47% of the people pay no taxes and are freeloaders. Everybody pays sale tax, gas tax, dozen other taxes. Seniors pre-paid all their lives to have Social Security and Medicare. It is not a Govt gift.
Lie 9: Unemployment Obama's fault. As long as Europe (1st trade partner) is in crisis US will not have full employment.

[GhostF1ghter]

Who will win the election?

The media, for the windfall of 6 billion in ad buys.

If you're in advertising, it's going to be a very, very good christmas this year.

[Jaylah54200]

If you vote for Romney, WHICH Romney do you actually get?

[Larnan5]

If Romney wins the military industrial complex will be delighted. Is is unfortunate that the rest of us may have to endure another war.That would lead to further GOP draconian cuts in all social programs and the safety net for the poor and unfortunate.
The 1% will not feel a thing!

[intonews]

He's a fraud and a fake. He's has no clue about the real people of Wisconsin or the US. He's staged his own photo ops and commercials. He doesn't do well in front of live audiences because they can see right through his lies. He's Eddie Haskel wrapped up in Eddie Munster looks.

[johnnyaction]

More of a fraud and fake than the clowns he is running against? Please.