Politics: How Did Mitt Do? Will Paul Ryan?s Lies Hurt Their Chances?

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Politics How Did Mitt Do? Will Paul Ryan's Lies Hurt Their Chances? The Slate/SurveyMonkey overnight survey gets a quick read on how the Republican ticket performed in Tampa. By Katy Waldman Posted Friday, Aug 31, 2012, at 07:06 PM ET Read the rest of Slate's coverage from the GOP convention. Mitt Romney had a lot of work to do Thursday night. The Republican nominee and convention headliner had to take the idea of his candidacy—something that has often failed to excite large audiences—and translate it into something appealing. His speech was one of his best chances to explain who he is as man, father, husband, and leader. The speech didn't deliver any breakthroughs, but the idea managed to be pleasing enough for some people. Romney appeared assured, competent, kind, maybe even presidential. The third Slate/SurveyMonkey snap survey—posted, as usual, at the end of Romney's speech and held open until 9:30 Friday morning—took the temperature of voters across the country in the afterglow of the GOP's three-day pep rally. (Information on respondents is available here. More information about SurveyMonkey Audience is here.) Results show that America may not be burning with Romney fever, but people are beginning to warm to the candidate. We kicked off the insta-poll by asking: "Did Mitt Romney's acceptance speech make you more likely or unlikely to vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the upcoming election?" But instead of the usual apathy, we got a surprisingly positive response. The largest group of survey takers, 31.2 percent, said they were "much more likely" to support the Republican ticket after hearing Romney speak. When we added in those who chose "slightly more likely," that favorable ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Can You Train Business School Students To Be Ethical? Awesome Sauce The Fire Next Time	Advertisement
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