ROMNEY, RYAN TO JOIN MCDONNELL, ALLEN IN MANASSAS TODAY
Paul Ryan of Wisconsin was selected over Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell today as Mitt Romney’s number two.
Ryan, 42, represents Wisconsin’s first congressional district and as of late has focused his attention on shooting Sunday at a Sikh temple in his district which left six dead and four others injured.
Romney’s campaign noted on its blog they liked Ryan’s involvement in a 2010 initiative called “Roadmap for America’s Future” which outlined lowering the federal deficit and tax code reform.
McDonnell and U.S. Senate candidate George Allen are slated to join Romney and at a campaign rally in Manassas later today, after scheduled stops in Ashland, and this morning in Norfolk where Ryan was named Romney’s vice-presidential candidate.
McDonnell has long been questioned about his being considered for the vice-presidential position, and at a ribbon cutting for the Interstate 95 HOT Lanes on Tuesday in Dale City, he said he would work to ensure Romney wins Virginia in November’s General Election.
