Lawrence Jacobs : Mitt Romney was shrewd in choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate . Jacobs : Ryan will supercharge Democrats , who outnumber liberals 2 to 1 . Ryan may be many things -- energetic , charismatic and geeky -- but no one familiar with his Full Monty conservative budgets would describe his selection as remotely moving to the center . He says there are signs that his supporters wo n't actually cast a ballot . Jacobs : Using Ryan to expand the GOP base is probably Romney 's best chance of prevailing .
Lawrence Jacobs : Mitt Romney was shrewd in choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate . Jacobs : Ryan will supercharge Democrats , who outnumber liberals 2 to 1 . He says there are signs that his supporters wo n't actually cast a ballot . Jacobs : Using Ryan to expand the GOP base is probably Romney 's best chance of prevailing .