Oops: Romney came out before the rally crowd this morning and introduced “the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan!”
As Ryan entered to rousing cheers, Romney stopped his speech and made a quick correction:
“Every now and then I’m known to make a mistake. He’s going to be the next VICE president of the United States.”
Then again, maybe Ryan will be the Republican presidential hope if not in name. He does seem to own the party. We will, however, have permanent documentation of Romney’s slip-up, thanks to Think Progress: