CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is feeling optimistic about a win in the Hawkeye State on Tuesday.
“So I just got a question: Iowa, you gonna help us win this thing?” Ryan asked the crowd at the University of Northern Iowa. “Darn straight. Absolutely. It feels good. We can do it. Right here in the heartland. Right here in the Midwest."
Ryan, a seven-term Wisconsin congressman, told the nearly 1,000-person crowd it could come down to two states.
“Our two states right here – Wisconsin and Iowa – we can tip it over. We can make the difference right here in Iowa,” he said. “Look, in 2008 President Obama won our states. A lot of our fellow Iowans and Wisconsinites looked at the message. They looked at hope and change and it sounded great and so a lot of people voted for that. The president made a lot of grand promises. He said he would heal the partisan wounds and bring people together. This is the most partisan time I have seen in Washington.”
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who made his closing argument speech Friday in Wisconsin, has been speaking a great deal about the need for bipartisanship. Ryan picked up on this theme in Iowa, as well.
“President Obama has not met with the party leaders of the Republican party in the House or the Senate since July. That doesn’t get things done. That’s partisanship. That’s acrimony. Mitt Romney and I have proven that we know how to work with people on the other side of the aisle. We have proven that we know how to get things done,” he said.
With four days to go before Election Day, Ryan and Romney are barnstorming the country – especially the battleground states – to try and defeat the incumbent president.
“A handful of states will determine this. A handful of states. And Iowa, you know this, you’re used to it with the caucuses. You’ve had everybody running for president in your kitchen,” Ryan said as Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, Gov. Terry Branstad, and Lt Gov. Kim Reynolds sat nearby.
According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Wednesday, Obama is ahead of Romney by six points among likely voters, 50 percent to 44 percent, which is down from his eight-point lead earlier this month.
Both Romney and Ryan will hold another event in Iowa -- which will award six electoral votes -- before Nov. 6, and President Obama will travel to Iowa for his final rally Monday night before polls open.


Lyin Ryan may be optimistic but he's also crazier than a sh!t house rat!
The very last thing we need is to install a John Bircher & Ayn Rand disciples into the Oval Office!
America NEEDS a proven leader which is why President Barack Hussein Obama will be awarded a second term!
It's the end of song for Vulture/Voucher...I don't want to see their sorry losing arses again on TV in 5 days...
Hold that space, hold that space, hold that space. Way to go Fisty!
Think he'll get a second Peace Prize?
Well Honey Boo Boo II, we all know what we will get with a second Obama term - more spending, more unemployment, more lives lost to his image, increased terrorist movement, and the people in the NE will still be out of power and suffer from a lack of services.
I'll tell you what is pungent, it is the rancid, righteous Romney/Ryan Lyin' Team doing their famous double-down two step on a pile of rotting cow pies. What is an even sorrier site is watching their followers lap up the sloppy leftovers.
Proven leader?
Obama proved he incapable of developing a budget that can garner even one vote from his own party.
Obama proved he cannot create jobs with unemployment higher than when he took office ... higher after even big majorities in both houses for 2 years .... higher after spending $5 trillion in "stimulus"....
After 4 years, for every American with a net new job there are literally 75 new Americans on food stamps.
But more significantly than any economic ineptitude and cluelessness, Bengazi has proved to anyone with any awareness, any sense of decency and intelligence, Obama to be a worthless, deceitful man with no conscious.
Nothing more to offer, capable of nothing more than that of a community organizer out of his depth with the judgement and honor of a narcissistic sociopath.
Bob, when did it become President Obama's responsibility to create even a single job? I thought that was the responsibility of the private sector "job creators" who currently enjoy the lowest tax rates since the 1950's.
We don't need a new President, we need a smarter U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Talk to the Hand
Think he'll get a second Peace Prize?
Now that is something to ponder. Thinking about how President Obama has restored our image in the world and is helping with the Arab Spring; it could be possible he gets another Peace award. I'm just speculating to make a case. Then there is the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) President Obama got. This New Start Treaty is designed to eliminate nuclear weapons from destroying the planet.
After all, most Americans do not think the USA should take responsibility to intervene in the Syrian conflict. Thus far President Obama has not gotten US into another war.
4 more 44
Obama/Biden 2012
Amy,
Good point.
Presidents, government do not create jobs. They do however, set policy which creates the environment for job creation.
Obama passed Obamacare that greatly burdens and stresses the job creators at a time when they are severely stressed.
Obama has an energy policy, the lifeblood to all economies, that greatly increases the cost and future cost of everything.
Obama has threatened tax increases for 4 years creating uncertainty. Obama has introduced thousands of unnecessary and debilitating regulations.
How many do you want?
Actually tax rates have been lower twice before with top rates at 31% and 28%. I know it is an Obama talking point, but you and he should know something so simple and elementary.
We don't need a new president?
Is there anything to suggest that Obama has ever even had an Economics 101 class?
Is there anything to suggest that he has anything other than a community organizer's understanding of economics?
With a record that rivals the worst recovery in history, we definitely need a new president.
Btw - Thanks for the Chamber of Commerce chuckle.
You whining babies will see that you are in the minority on Tuesday...2010 was a little different because we didn't all go out to vote and people did believe the lies like the auto bailout was terrible....Funny thing is now people realize how important it was so NOW R-Money is for it....
I didn't vote in 2010 because I had a democrat congressman who didn't vote for Obamacare among other things...He thought that would hold his seat in this swing county...Well in my eyes it lost it for him....I didn't vote since he didn't vote as I would have....I had no idea that the dems would lose the house...
I will vote this time for a straight Democratic ticket....I got that tingle up my leg from O and I feel R-money is pissing on my head telling me its raining...
The job creators are stressed? Profits of the Fortune 500 are at historic highs. Incomes have risen for the top 1%.. They are stressed over which country club has a better golf course.
Most companies with over 50 employees already provide health insurance, wasn't that the reason we scrapped the public option anyway, Republicans CHOOSE to keep it an employer provided health insurance system.
Obama says" Some of the lowest tax rates since the fifties " and if you look at R-Money's tax rate that is way lower than 39-35-31-or 28% so I would say he is speaking facts....Unlike R-Money saying Jeep is moving all production to China..
Weren't they optimistic on the Titantic
Bye Bye, Mitt
Bye Bye Lying
Bye Bye John-less Boner, the Steamer [or speaker] of the House of Pancakes.
You are going down, Marathon Man!
Of course he's going to say he is optimistic, he's not going to tell the crowd that he and Mittsy SUCK and have no hope of winning. Gotta keep the poor misfits fired up.
OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA!
4 MORE4 44!
FOURWARD!
and the Mayor of NY is more involved with the big race......generators for the race, people out in the streets at hotels due to the race, with a lack of movement from local/state/federal government.
I do feel for those poor folks in the NE.
But the race goes on!!!!!
Nope, he postponed it. Just didn't feel right after endorsing Obama to have the show go on. In other words "Damn it Mike, you're making my no red tape, no beauracracy, 15 minute returned calls look bad".
Things sure have changed - 2008 Hope and Change now, 2012 Revenge.
Pretty much says it all.
Biden latest - "There's never been a day in the last four years I've been proud to be his vice president."
Yeah, we should go back to the good old days in which we had tens of thousands stranded at New Orleans Convention Center for days and FEMA was clueless about it. Maybe Ann Romney can take a page out of Barbara Bush's playbook and cheer up the children by telling them they are camping out.
Hey Al, short memory huh? The reason the response was slow was because Nagin and the Governor were slow to ask for help which is protocol. And BTW, they were all warned two days in advance to get the hell out of Dodge. Bush and his administration had nothing to do with it. It was the pompous asses that are Democrats that thought they had it "under control".
Next talking point please.
So true Totas,
Nice to see Obama running on his record...wait...what record?? When you can't produce, I guess you deflect... Why vote for the same person that has been a faliure the last four years??
Spending a hard day at the office, eh Barry? Nice to spend a little "me" time with those folks still without a home, without power while you are out on the road begging for your job... Perhaps he can wind down with a little game of golf if he fit it in his busy campaigning schedule... Talk about living in his castle...
Sorry Funny Girl - the Race does NOT go on....(the NYC marathon was canelled late this afternoon)...just ask Mythe and lyin Ryan....
Wonder if the Donald would take that$5mil he had on the table and donate it to disaster relief....and wonder how much of his OWN money (that GWB is watching over in the Caymans) he has donated to relief......if I remember last year Cantor did not want to send aid to communities that were hit by Irene - but wanted to find offsets.....yea....I can just see private enterprise coming up with the BILLIONS that will be needed to help cities towns and states recover....yea....Bain I'm sure has it all in off-shore accounts...
GNOP - we don't need no fact checkers....we make up the facts...GNOP CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
C'mon Mythe - show us the 1040's....What ARE you hiding??!
Paul,
Yep...endorsed by Mr. Big Gulp who couldn't put 2 and 2 together to figure out that he might need to use the police for something else, oh...like perhaps the little storm they had this past week...
I didn't know that Bush, Chertof and Brownie were Democrats. Yeah Bush had nothing to do with it because his administration sat on his hands while New Orleans drowned. One other key reason New Orleans drowned is because the State of Louisiana outsourced protecting themselves to the Army Corp of Engineers rather than take the primary responsibility themselves to make sure the levees were strong enough. Just what you expect from a backwater leeching red state.
“President Obama has not met with the party leaders of the Republican party in the House or the Senate since July. That doesn’t get things done. That’s partisanship. That’s acrimony." Of course, the fact that Congress has been out of town campaigning almost non-stop July would have nothing to do with this non-fact! Or maybe that the Republican refuse to meet with the President unless he agrees to agree with them! Will the lies never stop!?!
I heard Willard say the exact same thing earlier in the day!
The President has been there... where have they been?
Maybe if the Congress critters actually spent time in DC rather than taking 3 month vacations things might get accomplished!
Doesn't help that Obama has been in campaign mode since the passing of ACA in 2010 either. After he shoved that down their throats (and ours) who the hell in their right mind would want to meet in the middle?
I wonder if the President's log on who has visited or not shows if Republicans have been invited to visit to discuss issues. I wonder how many times representatives of foreign governments in the Mid-East, or Obama campaign contributors have visited.
Ever wonder what is on the agenda of Valarie?
How many days was congress in session in July,8 days.
I wonder why Cheney and Bush wouldn't release the visitor logs regarding Abramoff and the secret meetings Cheney had with Big Oil Executives. The President is under constant monitoring, to think secret meetings went on regarding foreign operatives is repugnant with not one scintilla of proof. Don't try to start another loony conspiracy.
Obama 2012
Rich, you do realize that Congress consists of both the Hous and Senate right? So what is your point?
Probably not, Claudia62 .....but they will be quiet until they catch their breath and get their new talking points (lies) about the second term of President Obama.
Well...perhaps Obama would be kind enough to tell us WHAT his agenda is for his vision of a second term, except for..."we can do better..." Some agenda...
barackobama.com/plans/
phil,
So the left complains that Romney refers to people to HIS website, and now you do the same thing? WOW...I feel much better now... Instead of spending the limited time trying to convince people to vote for him, perhaps Obama would enlighten us with his record and his agenda in his speeches instead of inventing childish nicknames about Romney.
He is favored to hold his seat in congress...
yes, that's an indication that even Ryan himself knows that he has no chance of becoming VP. Ryan knows that he is in danger field.
What did I even mean? Do you know?
Rodney, just no respect for you today. I would assume we are speaking of Ryan hedging his bets and or protecting his seat for a Walker appointment? Listen dear, I will respect you in the morning.
Obama 2012
People are jittery and nervous about the outcome of the election. It is only natural that they seek outlets for their anxieties...
If the way to respect demands traveling the road of the partisan and the sycophant...it has no merit for this comedian...
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But Yeah, it could be read that way by an intelligent person...
danger field? 'danger field' is the perfect term to describe Mitt's situation. - the vulture is endangered.
Wishful thinking on Ryan's part. People are not that stupid to vote in a Bush Lock-Step Trooper who helped bring America to her knees, well maybe the George Wallace time warpers are still in their Outer Limits Fog Zone and will vote for Romney Ryan.
Obama 2012
Can you tell me how many Bush policies that Obama hasn't moved forward with? I have asked several times today and no one responded. Thanks.
War-Iraq, false premises WMD's nonexistent. More of the same vote Romney, Bibi's good Bud.
Obama 2012
Ummmm no, Bush negotiated the retreat from Iraq, Obama gets the credit even though he wanted more presence. And need I remind you of all the Dems that jumped on the Iraq bandwagon?
...and need I remind you of why the Democrats "jumped on the Iraq bandwagon"?
(Spoiler Alert: "The 43rd President of the United States" lied to them.)
No they bought the intel hook, line, and sinker moron. Just like everyone else. And where do you think those chemical weapons in Syria came from? Ya think a hiding place for Iraq and Hussein?
No, they bought the idea. Damn now I have to go back in the archives and find the list from Bill Clitoris to Madelyn Notsobright. Be right back.
Here ya go. Enjoy.
Notsosure10
If President Bush, like his father before him, had waited until AFTER the elections to take the vote, the outcome may have been quite different and a Trillion dollars and tens of thousands of lives saved...
Rhetoric and actions are not one and the same. Congress passes symbolic measures on a regular basis.
Read Tom Ricks?
Note how many of the comments were made prior to the 2000 election. No less than 7. In the Bill
ClitorisClinton years. And all Democrat comments. Your next point Rodney?What would be the point?
Your dazzling scholarship is exceeded only by your civility and respect...
I give everyone a chance...and life is too short.
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What a doctor I've got- he's really mixed up. Last week, he grabbed my knee and told me to cough. Then hit me in the balls with a hammer.
Ryan will soon have a lot more time for P90x and to consider the difference between washing dirty dishes rather than washing clean dishes. First candidate in a long time to lose two races in one day.
Won't lose either. Decisions decisions.
He was so confident in this campaign that he didn't drop out of his congressional race. One more lie for Ryan before he heads out in a few days as a congressman once again. Maybe he can be a gay male model in the future though...
Actually, Vice President Biden still ran for US Senate in 2008.
Thanks Noid. Thought I was going to have to point that out. Nice across the aisle move. Really. I mean that.
I think Biden ran for senate because he wasn't sure of the presidential outcome. I've heard that in Wisconsin, the Republican Governor will get to pick the replacement when Ryan becomes VP.
Gotta remember Blago in Illinois. Don't make it a lottery. LOL
Funny how a party that says "Move Forward" keeps running against Bush. Maybe because they cannot run on their record or against Romney. Tell lies and say to look up the transcript, hoping no one will. Say we leave no one behind when that is exactly what Obama did in Benghazi and now is doing in New York/New Jersey. Looks like a good Tuesday. Four more days.
Ryan should be optimistic in Iowa and Wisconsin. Obama is not polling like he did in 2008 and has dropped from his 2008 numbers. In the last 3 pre-election polls in 2008 Obama led in Iowa 54/39% and had large lead in Wisconsin. Latest polls as of Nov 1, 2012, Obama leads by 49/48 in Iowa and 50/47% in Wisconsin, both within the margin of error.
Lastest National WAPO/ABC poll (Oct 29 - Nov 1) has Romney ahead 49/48%. More concerning for Obama is the poll shows that 55% of those polled say the country is on the wrong track while only 43% say right direction. By a 50/46%, trust Romney to do a better job handling the economy.
IMO, I believe there will be some surprises come Nov 6th, it will depend on how the few undecideds break, and normally they break toward the challenger.
Obama is winning Iowa and Wisconsin. Ryan is talking out of his arse
How 'bout those jobs numbers released today?
The liberals are talking up the good news in the increase in unemployment numbers. Claim it went up because more people are now looking for work so are back in the mix. However, you noticed how, when the people dropped out of the work force and quit looking, it brought the unemployment rate down and they said that was a positive. The liberals can't have it both ways.
sfcret,
You misunderstand them.......they will believe anything that gets Down-Low Barry elected.
Romney might end up losing both Florida and North Carolina
I just want to add that concerning the economy we need not worry because our "eye candy" President has this all well in hand. The "rich" will gladly pay for everything. There is now total transparency in the federal government and the nation has been brought together through hope and change. Our President has no problems in getting things done in congress because of the success of his reaching across the isle. GITMO is still closed and the stimulus has completely solved all of our unemployment problems. The 2012 federal deficit was less than 229.27 billion dollars as promised. We are now at peace with everyone in the world and all or our troops will be home before the end of 2014 and by 2015 we will start paying off the national debt. I am sure that everyone has figured out what they are going to do with all that money they have been saving on health care costs. We can all go on vacations using the new green energy, high speed rail system that was built via those stimulus funded shovel ready jobs. I am sure that everyone is looking forward to watching the President and my congressman go over the health care bill, "line by line", on C-SPAN as the President has promised. All hail the Chief!
That is a funny avatar. It represents truly what will be a pounding all across the nation for dems. 2012 will be a doubled up trouncing compared to 2010. The country is ready for work and Prosperity,not the shiftless party all the time b/s we have been subjected too for the last, nearly four years.... .....
Why? we keep experimenting with euro-socio/governing mad scientists is beyond me. Hopefully we can embrace our future wholeheartedly this time. The domestic energy Renaissance is upon us I'm sure we will be able to use it to the betterment of the USA.
No one need be left behind even BHO will have a book or two and some speaking engagements but sorry no more Airforce one.
Sorry Barry, please go home "Quietly"
Yes he can fister, Illinois is known for self-cannibalism....Especially..... Chicagoland
Palms 2012
Obama is the messiah I do not want.
He leadeth me beside still factories
He restoreth my faith in the Republicans.
He guideth me in the path of unemployment for his party’s sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of free cheese and bread line, I shall fear no
hunger, for his bailouts are with us.
He has anointed my income with more taxes. My expenses runneth over my income.
Surely poverty and hard living will follow me all the days of my life.
The Democrats and I will forever live in government housing.
But I am glad that I am free.
Amen.
VOTE ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
Liberal, Hallucination Parade of Foolish Koolaid consumers ,!,
Poor, Poor, barry,
Surly he can find a way to blame all this Benghazi mess "he has created" on George W. Bush. lol !!!!!!!!!!
This so called,"Leader" Presidebt Barack Hussein Obama, WILL be seen in History books as a Corrupt Liar, and the, Biggest politically elected mistake America has ever made.
I've never seen a man less presidential than potus 44 in modern history. ie. rolling stone interview "bullsh1ter" remark going on the record like that is a sure fire sign of a power mongers desperation.
The blame & shame Campaign of BHO is nearly at an end "thank goodness" Now, hopefully he won't completely destroy The USA during his lame duck Months out of spite for being fired.
I'm on record for saying "I told you so" long before this, as a matter of fact on August. 20th 2008 I said he would destroy free market capitalism if given the chance.
I'm so glad this nightmare is nearly awakened from. Now for the heavy lifting of putting this country back in order every one must pull together to save the "Shining city on the hill"
All credible help will be Needed & rewarded.... .....
Thank you, in advance for your support !!!
VOTE Romney & Ryan
You, my little obama leg humping shebitch, are completely delusional,(proven leader) ha!!!! !!!!!
second term, Not likely at all.... .....
And you might as well cut the crrrrRapfest cause you are choking on your popcorn.... .....
I've seen the internals for the so called Presidebt Obama campaign they are sh1t for barry and the Senate. So really, I LOL at you.... .....
"America NEEDS a proven leader".... ..... Correct, that Man is "in 4 days elected by 301+ electoral votes"
President-elect Willard Mitt Romney.... ..... And on January 20th 2013 POTUS 45.... .....
UN-employment will drop to 7.3% or less by inauguration day one year from election day it will be below 6 percent.... .....
Harry Reid will be marginalized in to obscurity by a, Republican lead Senate>.... .....
The Domestic energy Renaissance will be in full swing, Americans will be prosperous and happy President Romney will be at or above 70% Job approval rating.... .....
But, You and your list of fiends will still be bruxing your teeth on this vine. (LOOSERS) sorry no conservative audience (you just won't be that entertaining, anymore) But, hey I here that the comedy clubs need a big red nose and floppy shoes "Act" so you will fit lefty, in just fine. Don't worry that red hair will grow that black dye out fast k ok, .... ..... Also, no mo obama phones or free rides "you'll just have to conform to the right norm" 45
Please, try not to start drinking again, ok.... ..... btw we have met, but you'll never guess? in a million, who I am doll.... ..... say good morning ?
ITOLDYOUSO
Go Forty Five 2012
let's face it boldly, It is what American's Want.... .....
You, my little obama leg humping she/b1tch, are completely delusional,(proven leader) ha!!!! !!!!!
second term, Not likely at all.... .....
And you might as well cut the crrrrRapfest cause you are choking on your popcorn.... .....
I've seen the internals for the so called Presidebt Obama campaign they are sh1t for barry and the Senate. So really, I LOL at you.... .....
"America NEEDS a proven leader".... ..... Correct, that Man is "in 4 days elected by 301+ electoral votes"
President-elect Willard Mitt Romney.... ..... And on January 20th 2013 POTUS 45.... .....
UN-employment will drop to 7.3% or less by inauguration day one year from election day it will be below 6 percent.... .....
Harry Reid will be marginalized in to obscurity by a, Republican lead Senate>.... .....
The Domestic energy Renaissance will be in full swing, Americans will be prosperous and happy President Romney will be at or above 70% Job approval rating.... .....
But, You and your list of fiends will still be bruxing your teeth on this vine. (LOOSERS) sorry no conservative audience (you just won't be that entertaining, anymore) But, hey I here that the comedy clubs need a big red nose and floppy shoes "Act" so you will fit lefty, in just fine. Don't worry that red hair will grow that black dye out fast k ok, .... ..... Also, no mo obama phones or free rides "you'll just have to conform to the right norm" 45
Please, try not to start drinking again, ok.... ..... btw we have met, but you'll never guess? in a million, who I am doll.... ..... say good morning ?
ITOLDYOUSO
Go Forty Five 2012
let's face it boldly, It is what American's Want....
Little "RIchie Rich" Ryan is only 'optimistic' about keeping his Two "Financial Fathers" named the Koch Brothers very happy. He is very 'optimistic' about taking his blood oath on Janruary 20, 2009 in Washington D.C at the Caucus House Steak House. At this Tea Begger backroom meeting the GOP/RNC "Fourteen Felon's." Agreed to destroy the US Economy at all costs, and to 'obstruct/attack' everything the President will do. "Mickey Mouse Mitch McConnell." The leader of his "Mickey Mouse Club" in the US Senate. Must be voted out! The GOP/Tea Begger "Bonehead Boehner." Must be voted out! All Tea Beggers that committed treason on Janruary 20, 2012 at the Caucus Restaurant in Washington D.C. Must be voted out!
You are an insane 4warder, programmed obomabot / foilhat conspiracy theorist.... .....
sad excuse for an oxygen consumer.... .....