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Subscribe to RSSAccording to the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 22 percent of registered voters say Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan to be his running mate makes them more likely to vote for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
That's compared with 23 percent who say the Ryan pick makes them less likely to vote for Romney, and 54 percent who say the new running mate doesn’t affect their vote either way.
These numbers suggest the Ryan pick has had less of an impact on voters than previous running mates have had.
In 2008, 24 percent in the NBC/WSJ poll said Joe Biden made them more likely to vote for Barack Obama, versus 16 percent who said he made them less likely to vote for the Democratic ticket.
The margins for Sarah Palin in 2008 (34 percent more likely vs. 25 percent less likely), John Edwards in 2004 (28 percent vs. 7 percent), and Joe Lieberman in 2000 (20 percent vs. 7 percent) were also bigger than Ryan's.
The closest Ryan’s margin comes to is Dick Cheney’s in 2000 (16 percent more likely vs. 14 percent less likely).
In the poll’s feeling thermometer, moreover, Ryan’s favorable/unfavorable score stands at 33 percent/32 percent.
Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who co-conducted this survey with GOP pollster Bill McInturff, attributes Ryan’s mixed numbers to today’s increasingly partisan divide, with Republicans backing him, Democrats opposing him and independents fairly divided.
The full NBC/WSJ poll -- which was conducted Aug. 16-20 of 1,000 registered voters (300 reached by cell phone) -- will be released at 6:30 pm ET.
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Romney Ryan will win.
In hell...
Obama and the Dems already have the job market cornered there!
@ GODGRAVITON, You did as you should have done to make sure your business was successful, and you want to come on this page and get props for that? You know what Obama meant when he said that and your dumb ass party took it out of context like they always do. Yeah, you worked hard, and kept your business from failing, but with out the consumer, you'd have nothing. So keep on with the "I built this" nonsense. And if working so hard to keep your business was such a chore, you should have went and worked for one of these companies that are firing US workers and shipping those jobs over seas. Knock it off...
I'm learning not to take what Obama says at face value. It seems that you always need to try to read between the lines. But, I shouldn't expect him to talk straight - that's what lawyers do.
In the business world I know personally as a CEO of a small business for the last 15 years, the notion 'to "build-up" a business' refers to the owners success in 'building' the demand and service of that business. Any 'businessman' would know this...the terms does not describe constructing the building and inherent support services which is called "start-up" and includes internet etc;
Spin is gonna destroy us all....
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This is what the president actually said in context. Yes he said you didn't build that, but he was referring to the American system. And it is true we are all in this together.
The people are split,..
"50% think Ryan is a self-serving, corporate welfare elitist and they like it".
"50% think Ryan is a self-serving, corporate welfare elitist and they don't"
...but there is one thing that everyone can see about Ryan and agree on.
If you are a millionaire, I can't blame you for doing what is right for you and voting for Romney and Ryan.
Paul Ryan and Todd Akin cosponsored H.R. 3, attempting to redefine rape.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/redefine-rape-hr-3-abortion-stealth
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3/text
What do I do if got to be a millionaire when Clinton was in office.
NBC = Never Believe Commies.
LOL.
Guess you should go hunker down in your bunker and wait for the end times.
NBC Poll? Ha ha ha ha ha!
Do you and cunical not understand what WSJ stands for?
That would be the Wall Street Journal. You know......the Wall Street Journal that's owned by Rupert Murdoch? Do you know who Rupert Murdoch is......oh never mind.
"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is out-fundraising President Barack Obama by impressive margins, is attracting thousands of donors this summer from traditionally Democratic areas of the United States, collecting millions of dollars in even progressive communities from New York to Los Angeles, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of new campaign data."
It's all over but the Cheers and Partying....
If the election is for sale. Do you think it is?
Romney's fundraising edge is coming from Super Pacs and those super secret Super Pacs, not "progressive communities" from anywhere.
Not true - Romney is getting nearly as many small donor donations as Obama.
I gave money to Obama. I live in Texas, a "traditionall Republican" area, and I've never donated to a political campaign in my life. I'm more motivated to vote than I've ever been in my life too.
So there.
Sam - you better give more - Your man is in trouble!
And yet...he remains in second place? Well, unless you break down the polls. Then I guess you're able to say Romney is winning among white men, between 35 to 45, in solid republican states, who drive under 5 miles to their bank....on Tuesdays....
Poll was of registered voters. Would be interesting to know how likely it is that they will vote in November. Also interesting to find out how much they knew about Ryan, separate and apart from his media portrayal, before Romney picked him.
A lot of people were fired up about Sarah Palin too, until she started talking.
I think a whole lot of 50-55 year olds are thinking, "Wait a minute! He's going to do WHAT to Medicare?"
I remain totally amazed at the stupidity of the American voter!! How the HELL did you get that way. This election shouldnt even be close!
Just in the last 11 years, we've had a preplanned war, which tried to justify by the national tragedy of 911.
"Find me a way to link this to Iraq" Bush to Richard Clarke. The result, 5000 dead soldiers, 13000+ maimed for life, thousands of cases of PTSD, 100,000 dead iraquis while contractors and bush/cheney cronies made hundred of billions in government contracts. That's OUR MONEY THEY TOOK!
We've had about $6T added to our national -- and it was added to the reagan/bush debt--- All done DELIBERATELY, following the GOP plan called "starve the beast. The goal was to privatize SS and Medicare! sound familiar?? That is EXACTLY what the GOP is attempting to do now, after they successfully starved the beast to the tune of $16T. ( BTW, deliberately endangering our national security and financial stability, which this debt does, is treason) The GOP's solution to the debt is to hand all that money over to private interests, the SAME people who crashed the economy.
Then we have the voter ID laws, meant to prevent voter fraud among illegals (read Latinos) and African Americans, of which VERY few cases have EVER been proved. OF course , prior to all this, the GOP stole the FL election in 2000 when Katherine Harris purged 40,000 felons from FL voting rolls, about 80% of whom turn out NOT to be felons but DID consist of mostly African American men. Then there was Ohio in 2004, where independent computer and math experts concluded that the chances of the exit polls being SO DIFFERENT from "vote totals" was .01%--that is, impossible. Diebold promised, Diebold delivered--every single question mark was resolved in favor of bush.
The GOP crashed the economy. NOW the have the cojones to try to sabotage the recovery,according to a plan developed at a meeting on Jan.20, 2009 ( Inauguration Day). This has been documented. ( see Robert Draper's book) Finally, our elections are now up for sale to the highest bidder.
What the HELL is wrong with you people??? You think Republicans care a fig about you??? think again. Do NOT listen to what Republicans are telling you. WATCH what they are doing!! That will go a LONG way towards not making dumb decision over and over in the voting booth. Havent we had ENOUGH of this republican party? havent they dont enough damage to this great country. Their record, if you just look at it, shows that they consistently worship at the altar of the money and corporate elite while giving Joe America the finger.
Wake up America. Your country is being stolen right from under your noses. Based on what you ahve seen, do you REALLY want Republicans back in control. THEY are the ones who created almost ALL of the disasters we now face!
They're not stealing it, they're trying to buy it.
Well here we go folks. The MSNBC Ryan bombs are starting to hit.
MSNBC just reported that Ryan's sister in law is "gasp" black!
Oh, and, wait a minute, "gasp", there's more, his exsweetheart, in college, was black!
Well what's wrong with that and ..........who gives a shi!.
MSNBC, you are the slime of the earth.
Race itself is not the issue.
It is relevant to consider Ryan's record on civil rights and policies that affect the poor, considering that he obviously has close ties to at least some African Americans. It is also relevant to see how, if at all, the extreme right wing conservative base will react.
Re-elect,
This story isn't an issue, period.
You slimy doorknobs on the Left are trying to make it one.
Climb out of your low life sewer and tell Obama, to start telling us what he's going to do to put people back to work. People want to feed their families, not read this shi!.
The President has already proposed the American Jobs Act. Republicans have held up passage on the full bill and congress is now working on trying to pass it piece by piece.
Despite Republican obstructionism, we have still had 29 consecutive months of job growth, 4.5 million new jobs added.
http://www.americanjobsact.com/
Ryan's record on civil rights and the poor is absolutely relevant. His budget plan will disproportionately affect African Americans if the drastic budget cuts he seeks are implemented.
"Ryan opposed NAACP-supported issues, including funding support for the Special Supplemental Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children; continued funding to settle the “Pigford II” racial discrimination lawsuit between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Black Farmers; and support for the Election Assistance Commission."
http://www.orlandoadvocate.com/index.php/90-nation/26673-ryan-gets-f-from-naacp
we lost 340,000 jobs in jan
we lost 350,000 jobs in feb
we lost 340,000 jobs in march
we lost 350,000 jobs in april
we lost 370,000 jobs in may
we lost 340,000 jobs in jun
we lost 350,000 jobs in july.
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.it has been this way since 2009.......42 months of job losses......8-10% unemployment.
3 million jobs lost since 2009
"bureau of labor statistics"
"jobless claims"
"dept of labor"
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no jobs plans from obama....except the 'shovel ready jobs' , which failed miserably.
People who are not looking for a job are not the same as "people losing jobs."
The economy has added jobs every month since March 2010.
yes. the economy has added jobs each month.
500 jobs added.....you can say that you "added " jobs.
but only adding 66,000 jobs...and losing 370,000 jobs in the same month....you are not adding jobs, lol
Re-elect Obama... So you are saying...After the most massive loss in 70 years by the Democrats in 2010 .Republicans come into Congress... They started adding jobs...hmmm... go figure
keck.... and of course, you cite NO DOCUMENTATION to prove what you say!!!
mikepa.... The GOP House has got NOTHING passed into law. And they REFUSE to consider a REAL jbos bill!! SO, what the HELL are you talking about??LOLOL
Tom ... They have passed many job bills that the Democratic Senate has rejected. Why cant Obama put a jobs bill through that does not raise Taxes?? He is just going through the motions and dividing the people into Class warfare..... Any IDIOT knows you dont raise taxes in a bad Economy...LAMAO!!!
Tom...Here is what the hell I am talking about: The 112th Congress has introduced the following Bills
Economic Development: 64 bills
Economic Performance and Conditions: 55 bills
Employee hiring: 24 bills
Employment and Training programs: 172 bills
Labor and employment:151 bills
unemployment:107 bills
Wage and Earnings:143 bills
Tommy...honestly ...Look at what this President has not done.... He is an Awful Leader and awful President.
Ryan is no deficit hawk. He is a millionaire who believes in Ayn Rand's philosphy of sefishness even as he disavows her atheistic philosophy. He wants taxcuts for himself at everyone else's expense. His voting record shows him to not be a deficit hawk. He voted for every spending bill the Bush administration asked for. He likes the title of deficit hawk but it is a false title. Also his extreme views on contraception and abortion are almost word for word Todd Akins. He was at one time a co-sponsor of a personhood bill that gave personhood to a fertiliized egg and was against abortions even in the case of rape and incest. As for his balanced budget, that would only occur in 2030 if all budget assumptions were correct.
Ryan is a good choice for the Democrats. He wants all of the money from medicare, and social security to be held by the bankers that lied and stole every thing before. How is there any choice other than OBAMA2012
Where are the stupid out spoken bishops, now? When they looked with blinders, at the health care rules, they were all for supporting the war guys, education cut magicians, and health care needs of all americans. Now when they see that the GOP is really the party of no help for anyone not rich, they issue one little artical on page 99. I thought these jerks were friends with all of GODs children and not just the rich white ones.
I read these comment posts to see how the man/woman on the street feel about issues.( Yes, I know there probably are better ways.) I'll start to read a post that makes some good points and then the writer goes into the "Marxist" "fascist" "socialistic" jargon and I discard what I've read. Now, honestly, would the post convince me to vote for R/R, no as the GOP is unappealing to me in several ways. But I might understand a little better their arguement and why they resist some of the Democratic ideas so much. We need better communication in this country. By the way, some of the Democratic left also sprinkle their posts with namecalling nonsense, too. Not good either way.
Ryan has been in the House for 7 terms or 14 years. The Tea Party movement has been in existence for a little over 3 years. Ryan is your leader only because he saw a movement that could further his career and he got in front of it. It was a wise political move but rest assured, just like the pro-life movement, Ryan will walk back from the Tea Party as soon as it doesn't help his career. In high school Ryans nickname was Brownnoser. Mark my words, he will throw anyone under the bus to advance his career. Look how he is now walking back his pre-life stance to further his career.
Great post.
More truths need be exposed about Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee.
I am glad Obama's campaign is hitting Ryan on more than just medicare. His whole "governing" philosophy is a sham. He rubber-stamped Bush's entire administration and then miraculously found "deficit religion" just as Bush left the country in ruin and headed off to Texas. It's hard to believe which one - him or Romney - is the more cynical.
If the MSM had been willing to do their jobs instead being desirous of keeping a horse-race going and scared of being labeled "Pro-Obama", this race would be over.
Romney is thnking of returning him for an exchange at the Customer Service counter at Sears.
Not surprising....Romney has flipped and flopped on every other issue, why would his VP choice be any different?
I don't think Paul Ryan is so much an Eddie Munster, ... Ward Cleaver my be a better clone. Or was that Rick Santorium that wanted that role... Oh well... don't matter...
Obama is way ahead of Romney with women-By about 15 points,and that number will go up thanks to the Ryan pick.
Everyone focuses on just medicare. I am glad this Akin debacle has come up. It will shine a light on Ryan's extreme beliefs on abortion, and there is a lot more where that came from.
I could care less if Jesus Christ was running with Romney. Until I see at least 5 years of his tax returns I'll never vote for him. I want to know if Willard Mitt Romney values greed over paying his fair share to the Country he earned his money in and wants to be the leader of.
willie53.....If you were to get five years of his tax returns, would you even know how to read them?
What difference would it make if he did present even 20 years of them?
What does any of this have to do with his ability to run the country?
One thing for sure....your obamanation hasn't produced anything in 4 years....do you want 4 more yrs of nothing?
or do you think obamanation is gonna' get off his "blame game" and do something, for a change?
Uncle Pincho, thank you for being so condescending (just like your guy Romney) in assuming that we wouldn't be able to understand Romney's tax returns.
The difference it makes is it will show:
a) if he took the amnesty for Swiss bank account holders (just because the gov't didn't press charges against those people doesn't mean what they did wasn't illegal).
b) it will show if he filed as CEO etc of Bain when he said he wasn't.
c) it will show how his money was invested (did he bet against his country like Cantor did?),.
d) does he invest his money into industries that go against the republican platform (this is why I think he won't divulge his tax returns)
With regard to getting anything done, as said by numerous republicans their only goal the last 4 years was to not let him get anything done. They have achieved that goal and try to make it seem like it is President Obama who failed but most people see that it is the republican congress people that failed their constituents and country by putting party over what is best for the nation.
Selecting Ryan as VP is a statement and lesson from a very successful leader as to what meaningful delegation is all about
The ability to delegate is one of the primary attributes of a good leader, as historically, one of the largest hurdles any Boss endures is placing the wrong person in the right job (please note the current sycophancy compacted around our President.
Voters split on Ryan's plan to reinstate George W Bush's policies on steroids... as if we can afford a redo.
PS : Romney is a total clown.
oh good input GS...how lucid of you...have you tried the more current approach to intelligence or are you content with typical old-school indoctrination?
If elected ......... Romney AND Ryan ..... intend to kill Obamacare first week or so , and then make abortion illegal , so wemon will have babies with no ins. Pay out more money on taxes . not have the Pearl Grant for EDUCATION to raise the child and with Birth Control Pills being illegal stand by for more kids , And with out Planned Parent Hood may have a serious desease or medical problem with out knowing it , And then of course that woman may have to take in her parents after they lose their home to the hospital to pay for their doctor bill since they wont have medical ins. due to pre-existing conditions , Meanwhile GOD will punish America for electing Non Christian Nephilims into office , .......... only in America .
It figures.....NBC is a bunch of liers and so is their "dishonest" polls.
They want so badly for us to believe their "corny" poll. This is an orginization that fakes journalism, when in fact, they wouldn't know it if it was to reach up and bite them in the a$$!
read NBC... bitch about NBC... read NBC... bitch about NBC... read NBC... bitch about NBC... day after day
Uncle Pincho,
Which network went to court for the right to lie? Oh yeah that was Fox.
Voters split on Ryan's plan to reinstate George W Bush's policies on steroids... as if we can afford a redo.
I hear an echo in this small room?
must be some kind of a clown.
If the polls showed Romney ahead the story wouldn't even be reported by NBCNews.
I guess it depends on which poll you pick. Remember Dewey was FAR ahead in the polls and he didn't win.