I have to admit: I am utterly puzzled by the argument that Ryan would be this appealing figure as Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential pick. I think he will lose a whole chunk of independent voters. And, to me, he is as charismatic as Romney. I read all the arguments about how great he’d be but this independent voter sees him as someone for the party base and of the party base. From the buzz (listening to XM radio on the cable stations, its great POTUS talk show, and talk radio) he seems to be the one whose potential Veep star is most quickly on the ascent.
On the other hand, maybe Romney will go for a game changer: Maybe he’ll pick Sarah Palin.
A great roundup on five reasons Paul Ryan shouldn’t be Mitt Romney’s VP is HERE.
UPDATE: Here’s yesterday’s “Hardball” discussion about the increasingly possible Romney Ryan option:
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Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.