ryan s plans. the bradenton herald , ryan could be a drag in florida. see, in republicanville, paul ryan may be some combination of a reincarnated ronald reagan and a rock star. but in normalville, outside of the bubble, he s the kill medicare guy. and again, i think this may be a shock to them. republicans have their own echo chamber, if you listen to conservatives, just echoing each other, just talking to each other about paul ryan, you would think that selecting him was not only noncontroversial, you would think that it was being greeted with universal acclaim. it is not. usa today had the first polling today since paul ryan was tapped to be mitt romney s running mate, and it is not pretty for the republicans. quote, ryan is seen as only a fair or poor choice by 42% of americans versus 39% who think he is an excellent or pretty good vice presidential choice. usa today/gallup polls have registered voters after the announcement of running mates