How does the Ryan pick change the Romney campaign storyline, especially about religion? Throughout the campaign, political advisors and commentators—as recently as Ross Douthaton Sunday—urged Romney to talk more about his faith as a way of humanizing his campaign. But the Ryan pick shifts the spotlight away from faith. I spoke yesterday withRussell Arben Fox, who is an associate professor of political science at Friends University and a Mormon politico.
RD: The election in the last six weeks especially has been about character. It’s been about Romney’s tax returns and Obama’s attacks on Romney. And Romney was actually losing that, compounding his longstanding problem connecting to voters. And now, there’s Paul Ryan. The focus has shifted.
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