Politico's Glenn Thrush says Mitt Romney chose to roll the dice with Paul Ryan as his vice president pick because he's betting that voters are craving "substance" and more adult conversations about the deficit and budgets.
Wisconsin congressman and now Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will be in Iowa today, talking with voters at the state fair. It'll be Ryan's first solo-appearance since Mitt Romney announced Ryan as his running mate on Saturday.
Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Paul Ryan released a bipartisan Medicare reform plan. The timing, amid budget and payroll tax fights, could be intentional.