Paul Ryan is due formally to accept the vice-presidential nomination in a high-stakes speech to the Republican and tell voters that ‘after four years of getting the run-around [under President Barack Obama], America needs a turnaround, and the man for the job is Governor Mitt Romney’. According to prepared excerpts, the Wisconsin congressman will say: ‘I accept the calling of my generation to give our children the America that was given to us, with opportunity for the young and security for the old – and I know that we are ready. Our nominee is sure ready. His whole life has prepared him for this moment – to meet serious challenges in a serious way, without excuses and idle words.’
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Portions of vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's speech were released Wednesday afternoon in preparation for his primetime speech this evening
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A policy-wonk known for talking logistics, Ryan will reveal more of his personal history in the speech and talk about his family life
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Comes day after Ann Romney's speech attempted to 'humanize' Mitt
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Pulling the heartstrings: The hope among @placeholder's team is that the nation gets to know Ryan's story, one they say working-class voters could relate to