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Overwhelming, that they would fire up the base to the point where they could lead this conversation, and it would be a conversation connecting deficit cutting with creating jobs. and thats obviously not where were at. because weve never got beyond the scary parts of the ryan budget, and the fact that actually it doesnt really balance the budget, at least not for 30 years or more. so theres a problem here with choosing someone who isnt clearly ready to step up to the number one job. thats really ...

Will be the few more people they can squeeze out to vote on those lines will be what will push them in the white house. >> in 2004 they called it swift boating. marge, let me ask you. the facts speak for themselves. look at the weekends announcement. before the announcement over the weekend, president obama in the polls was at 45, mitt romney at 46. after the weekend, president obamas at 45, mitt romneys at 47. with all that bold deciding, a one point increase, i dont think mr. ryan came in with...

Over 8% in the most recent report. if you look at the most reliable bar amter of where the race stands, the average of all the polls out there, romneys been running a few stubborn and critical points behind obama. choosing ryan was supposedly romneys way of saying he understood. he had to do something dramatic. yes, it was a gamble but a gold medal billion arguably worth taking. heres the part i dont get. the whole reason it is a gamble is because of ryans budget plan. budget plan envision as wh...

>> clearly, its not working for them. you all saw the approval ratings for the ryan pick. the lowest approval rating since dan kwail was selected as a vice presidential nominee. even sarah palin had higher ratings. so their tactic is not working. seniors know because of the savings that barack obama found in medicare were able to close the door hole for them and provide all matter of screenings that are critical. they know the same savings that romney and ryan put in that ad, ryan himself accoun...

The future. i think the better it is for all of us. they lose credibility. >> sean: what i see in the ryan pick, a seriousness in governor romney. this is a fight we want. we want to examine obamas record and we want to talk about how we would do things differently. this is a fight i think they are signaling saying we can win. they can win without these distractions? >> that governor romney can win? >> sean: yes. >> absolutely. kim stossel says we are seeing intellectual poverty on the side of t...

The future. i think the better it is for all of us. they lose credibility. >> sean: what i see in the ryan pick, a seriousness in governor romney. this is a fight we want. we want to examine obamas record and we want to talk about how we would do things differently. this is a fight i think they are signaling saying we can win. they can win without these distractions? >> that governor romney can win? >> sean: yes. >> absolutely. kim stossel says we are seeing intellectual poverty on the side of t...

That we always wanted to have. i think thats a bunch of nonsense. and on the contrary, i actually think the choice of ryan is an indication that this really is a turn out the base election where youre trying to put out as much negativity as possible, suppress the vote, and further in the next weeks, theres going to be a race to define the framing -- to define the framing of this election and the obama campaign is going to want to make it about the ryan budget and about paul ryan. and the romney ...

I have no expectation that will happen. >> thank you very much. it might be bottom heavy. anyway, thank you, mark halperin, for that assessment, and howard fineman, as always, sir. coming up miss is the rare instance both are thrilled with the vice presidential choice. dont you believe it. both sides say, yay, this is great. both sides cant wait to run on the ryan budget issue. republicans for it. democrats against it. the side thats right will probably celebrate in november. here it goes. a...

At a restaurant in florida just yesterday as diners weighed in on the ryan pick. rick ryan said one diner, was a brilliant vice presidential choice. mike ryan, said another, would surely boost mitt romneys presidential campaign. at last a guy said jim smith, romney made a decision that solidifies his credentials. he picked paul from kentucky. a good move. i didnt support romney in the primary but i will now with paul in there. wow. that guy, smith, thought romney had picked rand paul from kentuc...

President? >> ryan was interrupted immediately by the campaigns latest flash point, medicare. >> are you going to cut medicare? are you going cut medicare? >> we like to be respectful of one another and peaceful with one another and listen to one another. these ladies must not be from iowa or wisconsin. like i said, she must not be from iowa. so -- hey. all right. >> look, this is always the danger of the ryan pick. if you make the race a clash of big ideas, then the economy takes a back seat. r...