I have to say that I am pleased with the Ryan selection for VP candidate. I think Ryan wins regardless of whether the Romney-Ryan team win in November.
I was never comfortable with the Rubio pick. I frankly liked Jeb Bush better, but Rubio had youth on his side. Jeb Bush had experience and legacy.
Of the other likely candidates, I felt that all would be viewed as token VP candidates although choosing the Ohio governor might have tilted that state to Romney. I think FL will vote based on FL issues and social security and health care are significant issues there. That does not mean that retiree's won't vote for modifying the current system as that current system is failing. To my knowledge, none of the proposals change the current system significantly, but change it in about a 10 year window. If you think about retirement, you really start thinking about it begining at about age 50 if you have the financial means. Otherwise, you have to take what you get and have no ability to really prepare other than downsizing signficantly.
The Paul Ryan pick puts Romney square in the middle of reforming the current government programs and I like that. That is as it should be because I think this election may well be the most significant election in the last 50 years since Obama's programs have simply not worked regardless of what he says.