Ryan pick gives Romney camp a jolt of energy

Newly minted vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan hit the stump this weekend with a level of energy that seemed to boost Mitt Romneys entire campaign, giving the presumptive nominee a much-needed change in the narrative while adding another high-profile fundraiser and campaigner to deploy across the country.

It got off to an inauspicious start, though.

When Mr. Ryan was first introduced Saturday in Norfolk, Va., walking down the gangplank of the USS Wisconsin with the theme of the movie “Air Force One playing in the background, Mr. Romney got a little ahead of himself, introducing Mr. Ryan as “the next president of the United States.

Mr. Romney quickly corrected the slip-up, saying he had been known to make mistakes,