msnbc   |  October 07, 2012

Ryan spent 3 days at debate camp

NBC's Ron Mott reports on what is headed for the GOP vice president candidate.

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>> after three days of intense debate camp . he spent the afternoon at a fundraiser in chicago. he's heading back home to wisconsin. while ryan's most intense debate prep may be over, there's no doubt this is probably the most important week of his political career so far. ron mott is joining me from wisconsin. good afternoon to you, sir.

>> hey there, craig. good sunday afternoon to you. paul ryan just wrapped up a fundraiser down in chicago, about 85, 90 miles south of us here. he is on the way back here. he lives just up the road. as you mentioned, he just finished that intense three-day debate camp down in virginia. ted olson , the former u.s. solicitor general , was his debate prep partner and a very skilled lit gator, a guy who has argued cases before the u.s. supreme court . he was giving paul ryan the business, if you will, in those cram sessions. from tomorrow on, we don't really know where paul ryan is going to be. tomorrow he's got a couple events. one down in the toledo, ohio, area. then we bop up to the detroit, michigan area. we don't expect to see him until debate night. in between tomorrow afternoon and thursday night, we're not real sure exactly what he will be doing. there are not expected to be any public eastbound traffvents. last night paul ryan had a huge fundraiser in milwaukee. a record fundraiser, as we understand it. again, down in chicago today waiting to see what those numbers are like. back over to you, craig.

>> ron, thank you, sir.

>> reporter: yes, sir.