From Jonah Goldberg, writing for National Review Online:
If Ryan ran, he would probably drive the other candidates farther away from his own plan while forcing them to come up with serious alternatives of their own. Many think that if he got the nomination, he would clean Obama’s clock in the debates.
It’s a lot to ask. He has three young kids and would have to get organized and funded from a cold start for a long-shot run. But politics is about moments, and this one is calling him. Unless someone suddenly rises to the challenge, the cries of “Help us, Paul Ryan, you’re our only hope!” will only get louder.
No one but Ryan can respond as effectively to the scare tactics cropping up like weeds regarding his budget plan. This will be one of, if not the central issue of the next election. He has become the public face of the Republican position. A brilliantly effective communicator to boot, it makes complete sense that he run. The others in the field, while good men, cannot hold a candle to Ryan.
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