Paul Ryan is already borrowing words from the Romney hidden video:
Paul Ryan touched on Mitt Romney’s comments that about half the electorate are “victim[s]” hopelessly dependent on government during town hall in New Hampshire Tuesday, stressing that the Republican ticket believes in opportunity for all Americans. [...]
“I don’t know if everybody will be clapping after I say my question,” the woman at the town hall said. “Don’t you think it begins with each family to live within their means and not just expect the government to live within their means?”
Ryan said growing the economy would encourage personal responsibility.
“We need to create nearly 150,000 jobs a month just to keep pace with population,” he said. “And so this is what Mitt and I are talking about when we’re worried about more and more people becoming net dependent on the government than upon themselves. Because by promoting more dependency, by not having jobs and economic growth, people miss their potential.”
Ryan said he favored a “safety net that is there for people who truly cannot help themselves” as well as one for “people who are down on their luck so they can get back on their feet.”
“We don’t want a safety net that encourages more dependency because there’s no economic growth behind it,” Ryan said.
They have no choice but to stand by the awfulness in the video. To disavow it would anger the campaign's last remaining support: the far-right.