There are probably a couple dozen freepers that could have done a whole lot better than Ryan did. He wins by default because Biden made a complete ass of himself.
We should recognize that Ryan missed many opportunities to punch back, as did Romney in his debate. The GOPe cannot win this if all they have is, Tax Cuts vs Free Stuff, not a compelling argument to convince that 47%, or any fence sitters.
It used to be a bad thing to be Communist, guess I have to learn to be more tolerant.
You need to write to Palin and prepare her that she’s running for President. I don’t think she’s aware of that.
You need to accept the reality that the majority of that 47% are no longer compelled by the "growing-pie" "increased-opportunity" argument. This ain't 1980 anymore. There are a great many people out there who are actually compelled by the "Free Stuff" argument. Indeed, they view "Free Stuff" not as a safety net, the way we did back in the day, but rather as a "human right."
Romney knows what the hell he was talking about with the 47%. And all of us who have at one time been part of that 47%, even as we struggled to become part of the 53%, know he was not talking about us. And all of us know at least someone who is part of that 47%, and from whom nobody but a "Free-Stuff" demagogue will ever receive a vote.