"This Poll Shows Paul Ryan Did Absolutely Nothing To Help Mitt Romney" (business insider)
This Poll Shows Paul Ryan Did Absolutely Nothing To Help Mitt Romney
by Grace Wyler at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-romney-poll-nbc-wsj-2012-8
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Despite the hype surrounding Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick. Paul Ryan has done little to boost the Republican presidential ticket, according to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
The poll, the first major survey released since Ryan's addition to the ticket, shows that the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket leads Romney-Ryan by four points among registered voters, 48% to 43%. That's only a slight change from July, when Obama led Romney 49% to 43%.
The numbers suggest that Ryan has done little if anything to boost Romney. Voters surveyed were split on Ryan, with 22% saying that his addition to the ticket makes them more likely to vote for the Republican presidential candidate, and 23% saying it made them less likely to vote for Romney. More than half of voters 54% said that Romney's V.P. pick did not affect their vote at all.
Ryan's -1 margin makes him an outlier among other recent vice presidential picks. In 2008, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin saw +8 and +9 margins, respectively; John Edwards had a +21 margin in 2008
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