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ah, poor widdle unintimidated is falling like a lead baloon in recent polls.
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Scott Walker goes wobbly
By Jennifer Rubin August 19 at 11:30 AM
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker presents his plan to replace Obamacare during a visit to Cass Screw Machine Products on Tuesday in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (Jim Mone/Associated Press)
We have reported over the past few months Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers stumbling campaign. The flip-flops (on immigration, ethanol, gay marriage), the lackluster debate performance and a lack of both policy and presence have plagued him. And that is what the Walker team itself now admits.
The Post reports:
In a conference call, one-on-one conversations and at a Tuesday lunch, the Wisconsin governor and favorite of anti-union conservatives told backers that his campaign is shifting to a more aggressive posture and will seek to tap into the anti-establishment fervor fueling the rise of Donald Trump and other outsider candidates.
During a conference call with top fundraisers Monday afternoon, Walker and his campaign manager were relatively candid in their assessment of the campaigns shortcomings, according to notes of the conversation taken by a participant. Walker said the campaign will strive to do better in three areas: protest, passion and policy.
Unfortunately for Walker, his campaign has misdiagnosed the problem and is, in fact, making things worse. Instead of racing to catch up to Trump making Walker appear desperate and weak he needs to define his own position in the mainstream of the party. Now he is stuck fending off question after question about repealing birthright citizenship a policy he embraced only because Trump talked about it. This is reminiscent of his recent struggles over gay marriage. As governor, he was content to let the courts have a final say; as a presidential candidate, he tried to hawk a constitutional amendment.
He is getting heat from donors, who express mainstream dismay over his newfound radical positions:
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)he doesn't have two clues to rub together? He's a real dope, now everyone outside of WI can see what we have been putting up with.
bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)choice has an IQ that barely registers above room temperature.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)They really hitched their "money star" to the wrong wagon. Good. Hope they lose a lot on him.
spanone
(135,873 posts)see who can be the biggest asshole in the field
riversedge
(70,299 posts)Journeyman
(15,038 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Walker is dumber than the dumbest brick and has the charisma of a phone pole.
The only thing he's good at is saying "yes, sirs, how high?" when the Kochs tell him to jump.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Vote for me!
Just tell me he doesn't look like this guy, right down to the uneven eyes:
dhill926
(16,355 posts)and Alfred E. ended up being the smart one
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Walker looks like he's trying to count the stars circling his head
riversedge
(70,299 posts)0rganism
(23,970 posts)Scott Walker, Alfred E. Neuman - separated at birth?
would be fun to circulate
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)If Walker's lost favor with Jen Rubin, though, he's set himself a real uphill battle. Rubin's little mash notes for Republicans help coalesce support (don't ask me why - I think Rubin is a hack of the first water, but she gets valuable real estate in the Post).
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)That is capping the rap!!
GusBob
(7,286 posts)I noticed he was trying to "Trump it Up"
This is a big mistake