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Ask congressman ryan what his biggest surprise has been so far as vice presidential candidate for him and his wife? >> its been a lot less stressful and more fun than i anticipated. people said it would drain me. it actually energizes me. pleasant surprise. >> bret: congressman ryan, thank you very much for your time. good luck in your journey down here to tampa. well see you here at the convention center. >> all right, bret. see you later. >> congressman ryan. well air more clips from him. you ...

Ask congressman ryan what his biggest surprise has been so far as vice presidential candidate for him and his wife? >> its been a lot less stressful and more fun than i anticipated. people said it would drain me. it actually energizes me. pleasant surprise. >> bret: congressman ryan, thank you very much for your time. good luck in your journey down here to tampa. well see you here at the convention center. >> all right, bret. see you later. >> congressman ryan. well air more clips from him. yo...

To say. in one week he thought he was in the wrong state. he thought he was in the wrong country. he didnt know that paul ryan was a congressman and of course he said this awful thing. the other three i dont know. everybody makes mistakes but joe seems to make a disproportionate number of mistakes. and i really do believe and dont get offended because republicans believe this, we all believe this, we believe were treated more unfairly by the media than democrats. i truly believe that were a repu...

Things people trust the republican party on. this is all very delicate. its strong, but its delicate. >> well come back to medicare in a few minutes. but, theres a dynamic here, and you see it playing out, weve got some pictures from around the country, in terms of just how polarized the electorate is. and even different from four years ago, there was plenty of polarization. but here you do have a very clear choice. and the high-minded campaign has not really shown up yet. what youve got is a lo...

>> well come back to medicare in a few minutes. but, theres a dynamic here, and you see it playing out, weve got some pictures from around the country, in terms of just how polarized the electorate is. and even different from four years ago, there was plenty of polarization. but here you do have a very clear choice. and the high-minded campaign has not really shown up yet. what youve got is a lot of anger on both sides. >> and thats going to stay. i dont think were going to have a high-minded. i...

Country. he didnt know that paul ryan was a congressman and of course he said this awful thing. the other three i dont know. everybody makes mistakes but joe seems to make a disproportionate number of mistakes. and i really do believe and dont get offended because republicans believe this, we all believe this, we believe were treated more unfairly by the media than democrats. i truly believe that were a republican, sarah palin made that level of mistakes, dick cheney, hed be plastered all over t...

Has not made much of a mark on foreign policy. this ait can isnt just going after his strengths, its also about compensating for his weaknesses. im sorry, but we have to leave it there. coming up on "hardball," chris matthews explores the ryan effect. thats just minutes away cht whoooa im in a river. what are some good kayaking words? like...rapids? look, im going through the rapids. ok. ill take it. new offers in new places so you can try new things. sync your american express card with faceb...