of the speech were impressed with what they saw. that was good news for the ticket, and it'd set things up nicely for mitt romney this evening if he can deliver. jon: when his name was first announced, democrats said we will win florida, because seniors are concerned about about medicare and paul ryan wants to change medicare. he gave a pretty good defense last night, didn't you? >> yes, and they will have to continue to do that. remember, historically, jon, the medicare issue comes up in the last couple weeks of the campaign. it can be a stealth issue conducted by mail and telephone and internet. this is not something that republicans can think is over. we have taken care of that now, we have neutralized issue -- no, it's something that you have to keep your eye on all the way to november 6. jon: part of the job of the vice presidential nominee is to go after the city -- sitting