Scott Walker’s campaign takes hit after second debate

Daily Cardinal ^ | September 21, 2015 | Andrew Bahl

[rrrod]

Good man but didnt catch on. Wish him the best and thank him for his service.

[LS]

You are 100% right.

By the way, back in my rock and roll days, our singer and guitarist from Mississippi used to go around asking girls (would be groupies, they hoped) "Have you met Big Tuna?"

[samtheman]

the jiggering the GOP did to the primary delegates to favor jebbie are actually going to help Trump

Yes. This is pretty obvious.

[samtheman]

I think Walker is gonna surprise people in Iowa by finishing top three there.

I think Trump will also surprise people in Iowa by not finishing top three.

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I think you’re going to see how Trump is able to win campaigns. He’s going to start in Iowa. He is NOT leading in the polls there now; I predict he will WIN when the time comes.

[Lisbon1940]

>>govern

You are totally stuck on this concept.

[USS Alaska]

What has your candidate done to show their chops - accomplishments that give us proof of how they’ll govern?

My candidate is Ted Cruz, and if you don't agree with his views and his life accomplishments that's your choice.

You still refuse to address the Walker ANCHOR BABY...

[gogeo]

Respectfully, Jeb Bush (IMO) may be the nominee but he will not win. There is no road to the Presidency for the Man With No Name. His nomination would be not so much a fork in the road but a detour that leads to the same place, the breakup of the old GOP coalition. The base, the actual voters, will not vote for him.

Walker is very dangerous to the RATs. In order to defeat them you must defund them. He's done so effectively.

Good man. It's a shame.

[gogeo]

I was one of those donors.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Walker strikes me as a person with few core values. I'm not convinced that his assault on public sector unions was based on principle as much as it was just finding an issue he could demagogue and use to rouse public anger.

He has been a political low life even as far back as college and has historically surrounded himself with unprincipled hacks willing to do his dirty work so he doesn't get any "stuff" on himself.

[gogeo]

A leader is someone who moves opinion, they do not follow it. Trump to this point has done so effectively; he's moved his personal numbers. The candidates and the pundits are talking about what Trump is talking about. The left is on their heels.

Still, it's not yet time for the Trump ladies to redecorate the White House.

We're witnessing a breakup of traditional political coalitions. There's no logical reason for much of the RAT base to support the party, and the last 15 years has taught conservatives the same for the GOP. Remember a mere 15 years ago, when we thought removing Bill and preventing Algore would guarantee success? How sweet...how naive.

The candidate who presents a feasible plan to push back against the establishment, and possesses the ability to go around the media, can win. Trump is potentially that candidate.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“It’s September 2015. The Iowa caucus is scheduled for Feb. 1, 2016. Unless Walker is running out of money, it’s not that dire,” Enten said during a live blog of the debate.”

Somebody has scored some really good weed. :-)

[bigtoona]

Lol, I wish that was me, sounds like it was a good time!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Another analysis of Walker’s sudden decline in the polls.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Danggit. I like the guy, but it will be nice to have him back here in Wisconsin to continue to grind the Socialists’ faces into the gravel, LOL!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Fantasy Administration Team.”

That’s a million-dollar idea right there, targeting us Political Geeks as they do for Fantasy Football Fans!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Grrrrr! I truly expected him to go further than this.

[DLfromthedesert]

He won the Illinois straw poll Saturday. Don’t count him out just yet.

[DLfromthedesert]

See post 57.

[speedracerx]

“However you want to see it, frame it, slice, dice and sell it, Trump is clearing the path for a Jeb Bush presidency.”

How so? I see Jebbie doing it to himself at the moment. I’m interested in understanding your perspective.

[RKBA Democrat]

Your analysis misses two very key points: first if jebito is the nominee, he loses because millions of erstwhile gop voters stay home and whatever dreck the rats run wins by default. The gop can play whatever games it wishes to in the primaries. The nominee they pick still has to get enough votes to win the general.

Second, your analysis assumes that Trump loses. He is currently leading the polls by a significant margin. Other than wishful thinking, how do you explain that he will lose the nomination?