Posted on 07/09/2015 5:00:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Scott Walker has yet to launch his presidential campaign, but the Wisconsin governor is already talking both privately and publicly about a running mate: Marco Rubio.
This comes as news to Rubio, the freshman Florida senator who is running his own campaign to be president. The constant prodding from Walker has become an irritant between the two GOP rivals, neither of whom knows the other all that well.
The goal for Walker is clear: to calm the nerves of Republican power brokers who love his conservative message and anti-union pedigree but who worry about the appeal of a white male Midwestern governor in a fast-changing country — especially if Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democratic nominee.
It also less-than-subtly suggests that one of his rivals is not up for the top of the ticket....
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I say: Drop The Rube.
Governor Walker is definitely losing a lot of appeal with me. I was an early fan, but it looks like he’s joining the wrong team (the GOPe).
They are sensing a Trump/Cruz ticket.
Scott Walker jittrs over Rubio?
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Naming Rubio as VP would end any chance that I might consider voting for Walker. Actually the fact he he suggests it is very disqualifying. Is he that desperate that he has to pander or is he really GOPe?
The fact that he still considers Rubberio viable after his Gang activities makes me question his judgement. Much like his hiring Brad Dayspring of Mississippi infamy. Also makes me wonder just how serious Walker is about opposing amnesty when he wants a known amnesty guy as his VP.
Walker’s “conservative” message,
if he pushes for Rubio,
is that he is typical GOP smoothtalking liar,
just like the others.
Yes.
Too early to say, but I’m not discounting what you said..
I won’t cross that bridge until the general, should he get the nomination.
“They are sensing a Trump/Cruz ticket.”
That would really drive them insane.:)
A lot of folks don’t know Rove backed Walker through his American Crossroads Super Pac. Doesn’t get any more GOPe than that.
Walker must have a crush on Rubio.
The more I learn about Walker, the stranger he sounds.
I’m curious about whom Cruz would select as his VP choice? Not that matters much, but would he select Trump?
Not a huge Donald Trump fan, but I've got to admin that what Trump is doing is what we've been awaiting for years, a strong push back against the force-feeding of excrement from Obama and the left...
Imagine Trump's bombast and penchant for grilling sacred cow burgers combined with Cruz's cool, calm, and collected intellect and constitutional scholarship...
Scott Walker is a beggar.
All of the GOP field are beggars except for Bush and Trump.
Walker has no shot unless he lets the donors pull his strings.
The donors say Rubio, NOT Cruz.
A Cruz/Trump third party ticket can win.
If he picks Marco he loses my vote.
Freegards
LEX
No Marco!
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