Twitter Explodes Over Paul Ryan VP Announcement

Ryan's vp Twitter handle created Aug. 2, same day as similar Rubio and Pawlenty handles

Turns out searching Twitter handles may have been the best way to predict Mitt Romney's choice for vice president.

While many in the media delved into Wikipedia for clues as to Romney's running mate, a cursory Twitter search shows that newly announced vp candidate Paul Ryan's Twitter handle (@PaulRyanVP) was created only a few days ago—Aug. 2, to be exact. Interestingly enough, using the same FirstLastVP nomenclature, accounts for TimPawlentyVP and MarcoRubioVP were also made on the same day (Aug.

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