In a campaign stop at The Villages Saturday– a massive retirement community in central Florida known for its Republican leanings — Paul Ryan delivered a speech aimed at reassuring the retiree audience that their Medicare would be safe under a Mitt Romney administration and warning that it’s in grave danger under a second term of President Obama.The dual messages reflect the two-pronged attack the Romney campaign has employed since Medicare was thrust to the forefront of the race with Ryan’s selection. Ryan appears to have the rhetoric down to a science. On the one hand, he told the audience that he views the preservation of their benefits as a sacred trust.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=96243