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Did the Democrats called this one wrong they were certain their strategy would sweep them to victory -- Cashman Paul Ryan and -- Medicare plan is dangerous for seniors -- and Medicare as we know what but.
Seems a strategy might have been a -- -- -- a brand new Washington Post ABC news poll says.
49% of seniors still like congressman Paul Ryan now that is higher than the general population.
Paul Ryan poll numbers so what does this mean for the Romney -- and -- at the Democrats such a Cashman -- and Medicare would be the golden ticket now what democratic strategist Joseph -- -- -- -- that the now what might be a little bit of mystery in the we'll get to that but tell me out these numbers mean.
It you know it's too early to tell who prefer the first thing is is that what what I think's happening is that.
All the partisans are choosing sides of your life Romney.
You know -- -- up into the forties on his -- and if you were for Obama guess what 37 you're getting near the forties on is.
On his unfavorable ratings I think really right now what's happening is partisans are -- size.
However look he does have a net favorable rating that's important because he's one of the only people in the race it has that SOS a net -- -- -- memories were fair rule and then unfavorable.
That's really important particularly for Romney who is upside down on -- he's got a higher unfavorable.
-- a favorable so I I think.
Right right near you gotta say look it's a it's a net plus through through the take it to we're rides favorable is.
But the other thing is look policies there's always been a difference between fair rules and where people rate.
-- these guys and their policies I mean Barack Obama has got to -- higher favorable than he has job approval.
And he's.
Another was it -- he's a nice guys not like what I like Brian I like.
I don't like yeah I agree with but I agree with him on Medicare her I don't agree with the president -- volunteer -- -- both both those things -- are true.
They're like Obama they like Brian but it's better to be like -- not -- so that's good.
But sooner or later it does get to the policies and I don't think we've seen who's gonna win now war yet.
On I'm not just Medicare vote on cuts in pell grants and is all kinds of things it.
Did affect women which is it any -- -- -- -- they -- thing.
Well on you know enforceable -- for legitimate -- That that -- -- sort of caught up in.
If this is like each year you're starting to push the gender gap -- which which I think was closing a little bit.
For the Romney team in and now I think -- I don't -- where I haven't seen polling yet that shows its widening.
But -- suspect it is.
You know when you're in the midst of these stories -- I seem so important so huge so defining and then you go all of and you forget about them a little bit.
Am curious -- -- -- right now in the midst of this looking at that gender gap and knowing that it what I would do it in Missouri if if the seat went Democrat not Republican it should present should governor -- be elected.
I'm I'm curious is this a short term.
I think this can -- the Republican Party all the way to November I mean it yes Sarah Palin's talking about running a third party candidate and that.
In that were writing some -- Hundreds of health and I mean -- don't -- the -- party has brought has said this guy and get out that's good right right opponent in.
I -- two people win and and the Democrats win the seat for him for sure I mean I mean this.
You we got to do that the entire senate can be hanging in the balance on no -- in November over.
-- a kin and supposedly legitimate rape and and what it what I wanted to.
In my racing is so but I mean and then you have like I said yeah I think you've got it's not Pete we keep focusing on the Medicare.
Part of -- the Ryan budget.
There's all kinds of other cuts in -- cuts in pell grants and education.
In -- lot of these there are issues that affect women.
So I think that's so we have a good fit the seen the end of that and then you -- -- -- the -- -- into it.
To Tim Ryan.
Side working with they -- on on the forcible rape that -- the definition of rape in the bill I mean.
They're just some things that hitters -- -- -- did you get caught up being here.
That there aren't going to be helpful Romney in the cabinet twice as I thought he was right -- -- I was for Brian being picked and it wasn't because it was.
I was being a liberal Democrat going oh yeah I'd be great now I wasn't I really think.
Romney had to pick somebody that was gonna shake the race put some bold policies out there I think -- -- guy but I do think there's a downside.
And it's not this isn't you know cleared up -- it's too early to tell.
Yeah.
