aid to the poor. housing and head start. all that unpopular. >> shepard: ryan's plan isn't what they are running on now. ryan has set this consistently. mitt romney last time i checked is at the top of the ticket. >> sometimes is he more clear about that sometimes he isn't. he has gone back and forth. it took a few days in my view for him to be really cleared. >> laura: by that analysis, joe biden having last century should be tagged to obama. i mean, i'm sorry, i hear what you are saying. >> thought ryan's plan was marvelous. >> laura: right, i am sure he agreed with a lot of different things, when you run for president you have to bring a lot of different people together and have a different approach. that's i believe the approach romney is taking. i'm not saying it is perfect. i am saying romney i think has tried to. >> with the mention ryan means is there is a big strategy shift. rather than this being a referendum on the president. governor romney decided we will get this battle of ideas and go at it having said that, they have been very clear this