Paul Ryan is so confident of victory, he's running ads for his House seat!

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brooklynite (10,569 posts)

Paul Ryan is so confident of victory, he's running ads for his House seat!


 
Politico:

Paul Ryan is set to air ads in his Wisconsin House district as part of a re-election effort he hasn't really been waging, the AP reports.

Under state law, Ryan is able to make a play for another term and the vice presidency, which is why he can air the ads which, as the AP notes, go up the same week that the Mitt Romney campaign ads start in the state.

There are two possibilities on the strategy - one is that Ryan is hedging his bets in case the ticket doesn't win in November. The other is that it's a way to spend extra ad dollars that could be helpful to the ticket, but which aren't usable for a presidential run.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125193178

For such smart people they know nothing. Paul Ryan needs to not only win the VP race, but his house seat. If the dem wins then that means the dems get his seat, if he wins then Scott Walker gets to put another repuke in his seat. That will be really sweet. Like salt poured in a fresh wound. 

Politicalboi (7,844 posts)
1. Someone should start a rumor

In Wisconsin that you can't vote for Ryan twice. LOL!

Yeah that will work. 

jberryhill (25,430 posts)
6. So, you believe it was wrong for Biden to run for his Senate seat in 2008?

No, that was different. Why you ask? Because democrats get a different standard that's why.

1StrongBlackMan (2,322 posts)
8. Picture the Ad ...

"ryan wants his old job back ... What does he know that he's not telling you?"

He knows he is going to win both, then watch as you goons cry out in pain as Walker appoints his replacement.

[Duke Nukum]

I don't remember that same complaint made of Joe Lieberman when he ran as Algore's VP and for his senate seat.

[thundley4]

Paul Ryan is set to air ads in his Wisconsin House district as part of a re-election effort he hasn't really been waging, the AP reports.

Under state law, Ryan is able to make a play for another term and the vice presidency, which is why he can air the ads which, as the AP notes, go up the same week that the Mitt Romney campaign ads start in the state.

There are two possibilities on the strategy - one is that Ryan is hedging his bets in case the ticket doesn't win in November. The other is that it's a way to spend extra ad dollars that could be helpful to the ticket, but which aren't usable for a presidential run.

Considering the two bolded parts, I'd guess that Ryan is using his commercials to piggyback on the Romney Ryan commercials.

Wouldn't Ryan have to spend the money he raised for his house run to campaign for the house seat?  Why let that money go to waste?

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Dem de smurt peeple ober der. Dem de suxxphul ta profe itz.