Ryan pick means Obama can switch focus Add to ...
Darrell West of the Brookings Institution says Republican Mitt Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan to be the vice-presidential candidate allows President Barack Obama to campaign on the future rather than defend his economic leadership.
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