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Veepwatch: Place Your Bets

AbigailAdams4sure Wrote: Aug 09, 2012 4:23 PM
Especially if he picks Ryan, as pointed out by Lowry, et. al. But I still go back to my earlier question: who did Romney hire to help out in Boston that are current members of the Budget committee? The answer would be very telling about Romney's economic standing on some things, particularly where he draws the line between crony capitalism and free market capitalism.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal today, Karl Rove argues that Mitt Romney's current position essentially tied in national polling is a positive sign for his prospects in the fall.  For his full analysis, click through, but here is Rove's appraisal of Romney's deliberate pace in making his "first presidential decision:"
 

Mr. Obama's numbers are driven by the bad economy, so there's little he can do. And those who strongly disapprove of his handling of the economy vastly outnumber those who strongly approve. Mr. Romney's task is less difficult: Voters are asking if he is...

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