reform, and is trying to recreate the conditions of 2010, which was nationalized election over whetre obama had taken america and the classic left-right issues of a smaller or larger government. >> i wish it were as simple as all of that. i think that romney is also playing to a certain constituency as well. he is looking clearly at a conservative base, he is looking at a suburban base, he is lookg clearly at the evangelicals base -- >> it is interesting -- >> you cannot just say he is a national candidate -- >> ryan will to deliver any of the constituencies- >> the general convention is that you go to the middle for the general election. it now appeaears that they are doing something different for this election, that they are trying to get this case going. ryan is a base move, obama is playing to his base. there is not much middle. it is a different formula. >> how can you be undecided at this point? >> charles talks about this great ilosophical divide, and frequently paul ryan is loaded on how great he is. if you look at the paul ryan budget, he wants to cut taxes at the top rate by 40% d

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