I’ve wondered about that also. This is WI. You telling me the Dems don’t have a bench in that state? Or that they didn’t vet their candidate for governor? There’s no question Walker wins the Big Brass Balls Award for running the gauntlet (haven’t seen another Republican since Reagan survive the media dumps and slanders this guy has).
It’s my understanding they picked her because, since she had done virtually nothing her entire life, there was nothing that could be held against her, and she was independently wealthy so she could self-finance her campaign.