Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is a 'gym rat' who considered becoming a pro skier before turning to politics.  He's a budget hawk and strongly antiabortion, but he's gone against the GOP on some issues.  And what about his job driving the Wienermobile? 

As a seven-term member of Congress, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has a record on issues other than the federal budget – abortion, immigration, national security, and gay rights, for example. 

Tea party activists expected to be snubbed at the GOP convention.  But tea partyers say they're very encouraged by Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan – a leader among fiscal conservatives – to be his vice presidential running mate. 

In his first campaign speech as Mitt Romney’s VP pick, Paul Ryan warned that the US is in a 'different, difficult, dangerous moment' which the GOP presidential team won’t shrink from.  So far, Republicans say they’re very impressed. 

Mitt Romney has lost ground in key swing states recently.  Now back on the campaign trail, the GOP presidential candidate is in battleground state of Colorado on Thursday, trying to sway independent voters in Denver suburbs. 

A new poll of likely voters in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania shows President Obama winning all three states, on the basis of his strength among women voters.  But given voter concerns about the economy, Mitt Romney can still catch him. 

Mitt Romney may be glad his less-than-perfect trip to London, Israel, and Poland has wrapped up – ending with his press secretary cursing at pushy reporters.  But the good news for him is that few voters are paying attention. 

Sen. Rob Portman, a reported Romney short-lister for veep, is worth three to five points in battleground Ohio, says the state's Republican chairman.  No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning the Buckeye State. 

Some are urging Mitt Romney to be more open about his Mormon faith as a way of humanizing a man who can seem stiff.  In his comments about the Colorado shooting rampage, Romney may have taken a step in that direction. 

At the Nebraska state GOP convention Saturday, Ron Paul failed to collect enough delegates to be nominated or win a speaking slot at the Republican convention in August.  But Paul and his supporters say they're working on a movement, not just a single presidential campaign. 

The Sunday TV talk shows were filled with campaign surrogates for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama arguing about Romney's income taxes and his years running Bain Capital.  It's meat for political junkies, but do average voters care?