Do vice presidential candidates really affect things that much? When the media is so determined to take down the Republican candidate, they can pretty easily convince a lot of voters that his running mate isn't "really" Black. I know it shouldn't be like that, but there definitely is a double standard for Republicans and Democrats nowadays.
So the solution is Rush is going to buy an island and form his own country for white male baby-boomers?
I don’t see where the MSM media ‘took down’ Romney and Ryan. They may have protected Obama some on negative stories but the attacks on R+R were by the Obama campaign and independent Dem groups, and they were divisive and hateful.
Dems got out their vote and Rs had no plan to discourage those from voting, and the white male baby-boomers alone don't have enough numbers.
I will agree that Romney ran things and could mute any VP candidate so they cant be effective, After all Ryan came off as weak and had to repeat all Romneys promises.
So VPs candidates can be non-effective. Cheney helped Bush in his two elections though.