Who do you think does this kind of work now in Lilly white states like Wisconsin?
You guzzled the CoC Koolaid.
Posted on 02/03/2015 11:23:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Scott Walker is the only ambidextrous candidate in the Republican field. He appeals equally to the Republican establishment and the Tea Party/evangelical wingers.
All other candidates fit neatly in one or the other box. While Jeb Bush’s record in Florida used to make him the most attractive member of his family to conservatives, he has blown that accolade with his strong support for immigration amnesty and Common Core.
Chris Christie was never the darling of conservatives, but his appeal to establishment Republicans is obvious.
Neither Bush nor Christie is a switch-hitter.
On the right, Ted Cruz’s views fit the Tea Party like a glove but his brand of fiery politics may be too much for establishment ears. He is so effective and so on target that he scares the cautious GOP establishment to death. Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum have perfect pitch in appealing to evangelicals, but, perforce, are too out there for the more establishment types. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio both have the potential to be transcendent, Paul because he is blazing new ideological grounds and Rubio because of his cautious, respectful tone.
But both are very young and the establishment doesn’t want to take chances. Can Rubio hold his own on a national stage (without frequent gulps of water)? Can Paul’s libertarian ideology catch on? The establishment would rather not find out with the presidency on the line.
Paul also runs afoul of the national security wing of the establishment, a potent part of the centrist coalition.
Rick Perry once spanned the centrist and Tea Party wings of the party — until he imploded in 2012. Can he recover from his ungraceful exit last time? Can he overcome the phony indictment under which partisan Texas prosecutors have forced him to labor? We don’t know yet.
Cruz, Paul, Rubio, Huckabee, Santorum and Perry are all are hoping to be crossovers, keeping their Tea Party base but appealing to the center as well. But Walker is effortlessly able to battle for the establishment, the Tea Party and the evangelical vote. And there is no reason for him to have trouble with national security voters, either.
The Wisconsin governor has been elected and reelected, and defeated a recall attempt in a key swing state. His combat credentials are enough to assuage worries the establishment might have about a first-time candidate. His record on job creation and fiscal discipline is admirable. He is the Christie who succeeded; Wisconsin is where the New Jersey governor dreamed his state would be.
Yet Walker’s credentials as a battler against the left earn him backing from the right wing of the Republican Party, including his stand against municipal unions, amnesty and Common Core.
From the Republican point of view, he is America’s most successful governor. He offers a chance to take the education issue away from Hillary Clinton. He has actually turned a school system around, ironically, by applying some of the very same remedies Clinton first proposed in Arkansas in 1982 but has long since abandoned in her sycophancy toward the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.
And Walker has been vetted. He has been through a trial by fire that no other GOP presidential aspirant has. Under the constant pressure of the municipal labor unions, continuously tested in recalls (both his own and his senators’), he has survived nicely.
Energetic, young, charismatic and fresh, Walker provides just the kind of generational contrast Clinton has most to fear. And, now with Mitt Romney out of the race, he can spread his wings.
Sadly, Walker supports “immigration reform” - code for amnesty.
ONLY Cruz is clear - i.e. “no illegal can apply for citizenship but must return to their homeland to do so”.
We're always the "wingers" yet they are the Bi-Polar opposite of the Constitution. Just more Alisnky techniques...
Kiss of death.
I don’t know his positions on most issues, but I have seen him speak twice, at CPAC and I believe at an Americans For Prosperity event.
His big thing was straightening out the Wisconsin budget, for which he took on the Government unions to make long-term structural changes to balance the books, rather than some gimmicky trick to get him through the next election. He had some impressive results to report - balancing the books, returning surpluses to the taxpayers instead of new spending, and significantly reforming labor laws, with big effects on the unions.
The other time he encouraged activism, and shared his experience of campaigning against the odds, and sticking to principles.
I heard him recently being interviewed by a mainstream media babe, trying to zing him with an immigration question, and he seemed to be mostly trying not to get pinned down, but he did not come out like Christie or Jeb Bush with a codling comment.
He avoided stating a position on deportations, which was the question (and sounded like an attempted setup), and instead emphasized border security.
I think that in Wisconsin (except the radical enclave of Madison), even the Democrats are pretty good on the 2nd amendment.
Walker is a regular at conservative venues, unlike Romney. I was so desperate to get rid of Obama, I worked quite a bit for Romney/Ryan. In my opinion, Walker is a solid upgrade for a conservative, compared to Romney, but no one short of Jesus is perfect.
Karl Rove and the establishment RINOs have already told us Jeb Bush is the ONE. I’m sure they will get busy destroying Walker in their good time.
Pay attention to Morris. If he says that a candidate might win you know that the candidate’s chances are a bit less than they appear. If he says the candidate is a sure thing, it is a waste of money to send that candidate any more money. He will shortly become a has-been.
He was the only talking head that publicly said 2010 was going to be a blowout year for the GOP.
FR knew it first of course.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Scott_Walker.htm
Looks pretty good.
His stance on the 2nd amendment...it isn’t optional!
We can’t send the manual labor work force back across the border. Our underclass will not work for a living when they can sell drugs and pimp whores; why mow grass and pick up trash on the interstates v money for nutting and the Chicks for free!
Get a roof on your house and see who comes over to do it!
At least they are not muslims. Here and working honest jobs stay. Criminals and parasites go home.
Oh no, Walker is doomed now.
I actually like Scott Walker, which is why this disturbs me. Morris’s judgement is the kiss of death.
Who do you think does this kind of work now in Lilly white states like Wisconsin?
You guzzled the CoC Koolaid.
Lilly White? No such thing these days. When I moved out of Iowa in 2002 (another supposed Lilly White state) my side of town was becoming increasingly Hispanic by the day and that was almost 15 years ago. I’ll bet Wisconsin is in a similar situation. They’re increasing their numbers in every state. I lived in a black majority apartment building in Mississippi and most residents were there 24/7 without gainful employment. In my majority Hispanic neighborhood here in Texas, I see people coming and going from jobs and self-employment throughout the day.
All the more reason why we don’t need a open border amnesty type for President.
Man, that's right. Disappointing to see him say this. I hope he doesn't comment on Cruz.
The kiss of death from Dickie.
Your post is BS and typical of GOP-Establishment! Your screen name is not surprising - typical anti-Constitutional socialist.
DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS THAT ARE CAPTURED.
Eliminate all benefits to ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS to promote self-deportation.
Build a wall and defend it against all ILLEGAL ALIEN INVADERS.
...just for starters
When does the SI swimsuit issue arrive?
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