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Itself help balance the budget and help tackle this debt and deficit problem. that is what women are concerned with. >> shannon: i want to give you a chance to wrap up here? >> i didnt hear what you said, but i want to come back and say i agree in terms of the economic issues in what is going to drive them. the democrats dont treat them as monolithic. they are looking to understand what it means to be a working woman. anybody who makes a mistake any woman and all women is making a mistake, democ...

Some -- a role to play and a -- something to say about how the presidents did but if you go back and look at what the voters were saying or thinking about these guys, how they were operating, whether they gave a guy a second term or whether they allowed the party to retain the presidency after the second term, that says a lot about whether a president was successful or not. >> there is an example that sticks out in my mind that shows to me how complicated the question could be even on the surfac...

For you and your branding for the rnc going into the conventions. >> right. again, ill admit, those are not headlines that any party wants to wake up and see. as you mentioned governor romney and congressman ryan came out, talked about how those were inappropriate comments. they didnt share them, and they pushed back forcefully against them. then they got back on to the issues that are important to america right now. i think, you know, the end of the day, right now america -- you got 23 american...

Debt. it got better, reagan ballooned it. a surplus with clinton. is this partly about chilling out, making a plan, moving forward, being reasonable. not freaking out about the deficit. >> lets have real talk for a second. we cant fix the deficit problem if we dont have economic growth. most people recognize the government has to play. job numbers, we xwroe in tgrow private sector and when we talk about african-americans, 20% of african-americans work in a state, federal, or local government age...

We have a deficit problem that needs to be solved. martha: back in 2008, rock county, which is the county that encompasses janesville, voted overwhelmingly for president obama. a little bit more about the town. well be hearing quite a bit about it. it finds itself in national spotlight. it has a population, janesville does, of 60 thousand people. it described as well to do neighborhood in wisconsin. he lives there with his wife janna and three children. gregg: does well there. martha: this is th...

>> its an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! >> now a look at paul ryan. the man. >> jamesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. >> the lawmaker. >> i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country. >> and his impact on the race for the white house. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." ...

around the world. im wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." >> per in this special hour, we are taking a close look at the man mitt romney asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. romney made the big announcement in front of the battleship, the uss wiscons. ryan was chairman of the house budget committee made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts and spending. listen to highway mit...

i dont know anyone who doesnt respect his character and judgment. >> paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, hes the same age as the eldest of romneys five sons. ryans catholic with a wife and three young children. >> i want you to meet my family. this is my wife, janna. our daughter, liza, and our sons, charlie and sam. im surrounded by the people i love. i love you too. janesville, wisco...

the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." in this special hour we will take a close look at the man mitt romney has skoed sked to join him on the presidential ticket, paul ryan. romney made the announcement from front of the battleship "uss wisconsin." ryan made a name in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. >> its an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the u...

in this special hour, were taking a close look at the man mitt romneys asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. fittingly, romney made the big announcement in front of the battle ship, the "uss wisconsin." ryan is chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington, by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. >> its an honor to announce my ...