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Governor may not want to talk about in the way that the democrats want to talk about it. >> john, chris and brad are giving a perfect example much case study why the ryan pick is going to take the campaign to the next level. it energizes the conservative and obama and democrats they wanted this pick, too. they would like to shift the discussion you know, to medicare and meda scare . say that ryan would end medicare as we know it. republicans say look, democrats are always make about the ryan budget and all of the republican house voted for it . why not just embrace it. it is really game on and...

Attack. as we head to break, we went out and talked to some folks here about how the ryan pick will play in the swing state of florida. >> your first reaction when you heard paul ryan was the pick today? >> well, i'm excited. i'm excited. i think he's going to do real well. it's going to be a plus for the ticket. but i was hoping more that marco rubio would be the one, you know. >> so you wanted marco rubio, but you think paul ryan can pull it off? >> yeah. paul ryan will pull it off, even though he's not a speaker like marco rubio

Wisconsin and ohio. and iowa. the heartland. i think you'd see time spent from romney and potentially ryan in that part of the country. and that would be the focus. it would be less of a feekus on states like new mexico and nevada because remember if he picks ryan he's not picking marco rubio. a pick that would probably play very well with hispanics. the ryan pick has its benefits but doesn't bring much on hispanic vote but it probably brings some of the states like wisconsin and other neighboring states in the mid west more into play for the romney column. >> right. you mentioned senator rubi...

People, give them an alternate way forward. they know the country is not in great shape and they also want to know that president romney, governor romney as president will fix the problems and i think in that respect, the ryan pick is the right pick. romney has embraced the fact that it has to be a choice and it has to be a substantive choice for the voters. >> bret: what about kirsten's sense that this is about romney thinking he was going to lose? >> well, i think he's a little behind. i think the campaign was floundering and i think it's a very good pick in that respect, too. one thing a go...

Reagan won. >> yeah. >> thank you, grover norquist. thank you for joining us on this big night for the republican party. up next will the ryan pick energize the tea party activists across the country? this is a special edition of "hardball," the place for politics. >> america is more than just a place, though. america is an idea. it's the only country founded on an idea. our rights come from nature and god, not from government. ♪ intel bong ♪ i've still got hou orsf battery life. it's an ultrabook. i'm good. with an ultrabook, everything else seems old fashioned. introducing the ultra sl...