2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ryan is going to destroy Vice President Biden in the VP Debates [View all]RickFromMN
(478 posts)happen.
I think Romney will order Ryan not to get specific on any issue or they will lose.
I expect a lot of weaving and bobbing from Ryan.
I think Ryan will try to find an unexpected lie or statement, to confuse/confound Biden.
I think, a few days after the debate the fact checkers will call Ryan's lie, pants on fire.
I actually expect Ryan to try to rattle Biden, to make Biden look not presidential.
I don't think what the fact checkers say will matter.
Fox News will report what happened in the debate, not what the fact checkers say.
I don't think the VP debate really matters.
Obama must tell everyone about Ryan's voucher plans; that will scare the elderly.
Romney/Ryan's war on women is receiving publicity.
Romney's views on education will excite the young college student (not!).
Minorities aren't going to be very happy with Romney/Ryan either.
There will be four groups voting for Romney/Ryan...can't get away from that.
The Tea Party will not listen to anything they disagree with.
The Christian Right has made up their minds.
The wealthy see Romney/Ryan as a chance for even less taxes and less regulation.
And finally, there is a group of people who vote Republican no matter what.
Edited to add, I forgot Ron Paul and the Libertarians. I expect them to vote Republican.
Maybe they won't. The Republican might alienate Ron Paul and the Libertarians.
They won't vote for Obama. Maybe they will decide not to vote.
Maybe the Christian Right will decide not to vote if Todd Akin isn't forgiven.
Maybe the Tea Party will decide not to vote for Mr. Etch-a-Sketch.
Maybe...maybe...maybe. too many maybes.