Paul Ryan’s proven pretty appealing to the GOP base in his first week on the campaign trail as Mitt Romney’s running mate. He draws big crowds and keeps them interested by hitting all the right notes — including the kind of jabs at President Obama for using a teleprompter Romney’s been unable to make.Over the last three days, Ryan’s made the exact same teleprompter joke at least three times. The formula is simple: As Ryan is talking about Obama and the changes coming under a Romney-Ryan administration, someone in the audience yells out that Ryan’s using no teleprompter. He acknowledges the supporter, repeats the joke and everyone has a good laugh. Here’s a reel by TPM video wrangler Michael Lester:
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