Paul Ryan: The Base Mobilization Strategy that Romney Doesn’t Need
August 12, 2012 at 07:45 AM EDT
One theory of why Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate is that Romney needs to build enthusiasm among conservatives—a.k.a. mobilize the Republican base. As one journalist said to me via email: But based on what Ryan, himself, and others close to him have said, I think the theory is a base-mobilization one. [...]