The high number of retirees may make a Romney-Ryan ticket a tough sell in Florida, the Miami Herald reports.
"Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman, is the architect of the Ryan budget plan that makes big changes to Medicare and Medicaid and could allow for some privatization of Social Security.
"And that’s widely seen by Democrats and most analysts as a politically risky stance in Florida, a must-win state for Republicans, where retirees cast a suspicious eye on changes to the three major government-entitlement programs that pump about $96 billion yearly into the hands of the elderly, the infirm and the hospitals, doctors and other providers who give them direct care."
Naked Politics also noted some early tweets by gleeful Fla Dems on the VP nominee, in its article, titled "Why Paul Ryan Could Be a Drag in Florida":
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