If its a slaughter like we hope there will be no need to even discuss reaching across the aisle.
Jump on the real change train or get the hell out of the way.
Wrong. That was part of the genius of the Ryan choice. He's a happy warrior. That's what people gravitate too. People want to hear that their leaders are going to try to work together and get along. Even if we win in a landslide our team will have to keep saying stuff like that. Yes, you and I think it's ridiculous blather. It is. Unfortunately, most people are not political partisans like us and folks on political forums. The average ignorant citizen likes this kind of "let's get along" happy talk. The key is, we need to make sure our representatives and leaders don't start believing this stuff. GW Bush, for example, all too often did.