Romney names Paul Ryan as Running Mate

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate, completing his party’s ticket. Romney made his announcement to supporters via a phone app saying, “Mitt’s Choice for VP is Paul Ryan.”
Romney and Ryan were set to appear together at 9 a.m. local time in Norfolk, Virginia. The pair will be kicking off a four-day bus tour that will take them to as many states. At 42, Ryan is viewed by some in the Republican Party as a bridge between the buttoned-up party establishment and riled-up conservative activists.
As the chairman of the House Budget Committee, Ryan could help Romney make the argument that only the Republican ticket knows how to turn around a nation in the midst of a sluggish economic recovery.