WASHINGTON – The heir to Ronald Reagan has arrived and he’s being fact checked.

As we learned from Pres. Obama, as well as Pres. Bill Clinton, a deep emotional connection can take a politician a long way. We’ll see if Paul Ryan has what it takes to maintain that tie, because he’s no Sarah Palin.

Taylor Marsh, a veteran political analyst and former Huffington Post contributor, is the author of The Hillary Effect, available at Barnes and Noble and on Amazon. Her new-media blog www.taylormarsh.com covers national politics, women and power.