PAUL RYAN: Mitt Romney's '47 Percent' Comments Were 'Wrong'
Reuters
Ryan responded that what Romney said "was wrong." He went on to describe it as an ineffective way to articulate their economic policies.
"What we are trying to communicate is we want to have a system so that everybody can get to where they want to get in life," Ryan explained.
Ryan remains a vocal supporter of Romney's and discussed this in his interview with Rose. He addressed mounting speculation Romney could mount a third White House bid in 2016 and implied he would gladly be Romney's running mate once again.
"I'll be his bus driver if he wants me to be. Look, I think he'd be a great president," said Ryan.
He addressed the infamous "47 percent: video, which was widely seen as pivotal in the last election, during a larger discussion of what Ryan described as "mistakes" he believes he and other conservatives have made when discussing poverty.
Rather than criticizing those who are "dependent" on government, Ryan argued conservatives need to clearly articulate support for "bottom-up pro-growth policies" to combat poverty that are focused on local community organizations. He contrasted this with what he described as the "governing philosophy that's prevailing in Washington right now," which is focused on social welfare programs run by the government.
Ryan, who recently wrote a book outlining his ideas to combat poverty also discussed the possibility he could run for president in 2016. He said he would make a decision "in the spring of 2015." Ryan described the main questions he would evaluate in making his choice.
"Family, is there somebody else that I would like and I can back," Ryan said.
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