title: Ryan notes campaign Ã¢â‚¬Ëœmissteps,Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ claims media bias
content: ( CNN ) – GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan acknowledged the Republican campaign 's `` missteps '' on Sunday , calling Mitt Romney ’ s now-notorious “ 47 % ” comments “ inarticulate , ” while still defending the crux of his running mate ’ s argument .
  Ryan also took the media to task for what he called bias against conservatives .
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  Appearing on “ Fox News Sunday , ” Ryan said his running mate ’ s controversial comments were `` an inarticulate way to describe what we ’ re trying to do to create prosperity and upward mobility , and reduce dependency by getting people off welfare , back to work . ”
  “ We 've had some missteps , '' said Ryan , also noting many conservatives ' concerns that the campaign is failing to project a clear message to voters . `` But at the end of the day , the choice is really clear , and we 're giving people a very clear choice . ''
  Romney made the candid `` 47 % '' remarks to a group of wealthy donors at a private fund-raiser caught on a secretly recorded video in May . The video was posted online by a left-leaning news organization earlier in September , sparking a firestorm of criticism from both sides of the aisle . Among other hotly contested remarks , the Republican nominee said nearly half of Americans will automatically vote for the president because they are dependent on government and consider themselves “ victims . ”
  Ryan noted that Romney had conceded the lack of `` eloquence '' in his choice of words , though Ryan also picked up on the argument , blaming Obama for a sluggish economy and what the GOP campaign bills as policies that foster dependency on government .
  Ryan also accused the media of having a liberal disposition .
  “ I think it kind of goes without saying that there 's definitely a media bias . We 've - look , I 'm a conservative person , I 'm used to media bias . We expected media bias going into this , ” said Ryan .
  Asked to cite a specific example of media bias , Ryan demurred , instead asserting that most people who work in the media have liberal political affiliations and , therefore , would want a president who is a Democrat to win .
  “ I 'm not going to go into a tit-for-tat or litigate this thing , ” said Ryan . “ But as a conservative , I 've long believed and long felt that there is inherent media bias . And I think anybody with objectivity would believe that that 's the case . ”
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  (CNN) – GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan acknowledged the Republican campaign's "missteps" on Sunday, calling Mitt Romney’s now-notorious “47%” comments “inarticulate,” while still defending the crux of his running mate’s argument.
  
  Ryan also took the media to task for what he called bias against conservatives.
  
  
  
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  Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Ryan said his running mate’s controversial comments were "an inarticulate way to describe what we’re trying to do to create prosperity and upward mobility, and reduce dependency by getting people off welfare, back to work.”
  
  “We've had some missteps," said Ryan, also noting many conservatives' concerns that the campaign is failing to project a clear message to voters. "But at the end of the day, the choice is really clear, and we're giving people a very clear choice."
  
  Romney made the candid "47%" remarks to a group of wealthy donors at a private fund-raiser caught on a secretly recorded video in May. The video was posted online by a left-leaning news organization earlier in September, sparking a firestorm of criticism from both sides of the aisle. Among other hotly contested remarks, the Republican nominee said nearly half of Americans will automatically vote for the president because they are dependent on government and consider themselves “victims.”
  
  Ryan noted that Romney had conceded the lack of "eloquence" in his choice of words, though Ryan also picked up on the argument, blaming Obama for a sluggish economy and what the GOP campaign bills as policies that foster dependency on government.
  
  Ryan also accused the media of having a liberal disposition.
  
  “I think it kind of goes without saying that there's definitely a media bias. We've - look, I'm a conservative person, I'm used to media bias. We expected media bias going into this,” said Ryan.
  
  Asked to cite a specific example of media bias, Ryan demurred, instead asserting that most people who work in the media have liberal political affiliations and, therefore, would want a president who is a Democrat to win.
  
  “I'm not going to go into a tit-for-tat or litigate this thing,” said Ryan. “But as a conservative, I've long believed and long felt that there is inherent media bias. And I think anybody with objectivity would believe that that's the case.”