memeorandum: Axelrod: Romney, Ryan share ‘extreme’ views (Meghashyam Mali/The Hill)

12:45 PM ET, August 12, 2012

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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:

The Psychology of the Ryan Pick — My initial reaction to the Ryan VP selection was that there was only one possible explanation: Team Romney believed it was on track to lose, and Ryan allows them to shift blame for the loss onto the party's conservative wing.

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:

Axelrod: Romney, Ryan share ‘extreme’ views — Senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod on Sunday sought to tie GOP candidate Mitt Romney to the controversial budget plan of his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), calling them “kindred spirits,” who shared “extreme” views.

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ABCNEWS:
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Emily Bazelon / Slate:
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
In Ryan pick, echoes of Obama's own selection of Vice President Biden

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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Biden calls Ryan to offer congratulations, welcome him to race

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Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:

Romney Team Hints at More Openness on Ryan's Tax Records — DULLES, Va. — A top aide to Mitt Romney said that the campaign had obtained “several years” of income tax returns from potential running mates - suggesting that Representative Paul D. Ryan had produced tax returns for a greater number …

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Romney Campaign Examined Tax Returns Of Potential Veeps — “Several” years required, Myers says. Romney has released just two years of returns. — Image by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign requested “several” years of tax returns …

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Paul Ryan / CNN:

Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out — (CNN) - Following the roll out of his vice presidential pick, Mitt Romney's fundraising numbers got a Republican enthusiasm-fueled boost. — On Sunday, Andrea Saul, Romney's campaign press secretary, wrote on Twitter that fund-raising …

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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:

Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan's Plan — Paul Ryan's plan is a path to prosperity for Mitt Romney — Under Paul Ryan's plan, Mitt Romney wouldn't pay any taxes for the next ten years — or any of the years after that. Now, do I know that that's true. Yes, I'm certain.

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Jane Mayer / News Desk:
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Tim Mak / Reuters:
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Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
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CNN:
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:

DNC chairwoman: Obama super-PAC ad raises fair questions — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) declined Sunday to denounce a controversial recent advertisement from a pro-Obama super PAC, and suggested the spot raised important points. — Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman …

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