Did You Know...

**Written by Doug Powers

Romney/Ryan opponents have tried and tried to turn Paul Ryan into Hal from Happy Gilmore, but it’s not moving the needle very much against R & R. If anything it could be having the opposite effect.

From the Washington Post:

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows 41 percent of Americans view the new GOP vice presidential nominee favorably, while 37 percent rate him unfavorably — slightly improved from last week’s polling.

Among seniors, though, the numbers are even better for Ryan: 50 percent favorable and 35 percent unfavorable. Fully one-third of seniors say they have a strongly favorable view of the Wisconsin congressman, while one-quarter have a strongly unfavorable view.

The numbers suggest Democrats’ attempts to turn Ryan’s Medicare proposal against the GOP haven’t stuck yet among the most pivotal group: seniors. If a Medicare attack was working, after all, seniors would likely be the first group to start deserting Ryan.

Here are the numbers in handy pie form:

Somewhere on a commercial set where the spot “Throw Grandma From the Cliff III” is being filmed, the following conversation is taking place between a panicked director and his assistant:

*****
“Ok, new poll is in. Listen up people, they’re not buying it yet… we’re going to want to make that cliff much higher… this time add a big ‘splat’ sound when fake granny hits the rocks below. And where’s the scream on the way down I asked for?”

“Duh! Get on it! If after this every swing state senior doesn’t think November 6th might be their last day on earth you’re all fired!”*****

**Written by Doug Powers

Twitter @ThePowersThatBe