.... Which is frankly fortunate for the left, because I still hold to the position..Walker would still probably be one of the GOP’s most dangerous general election candidates—and one of their most vicious and destructive presidents.
It goes to show once again that politics at the presidential level is dominated less by candidate records, policy positions and bases of support, and more by charisma, authenticity and demeanor. It’s just the nature of the beast."
Meltdown mystery: GOP voters still like Scott Walker as poll numbers near zero - "One of the oddities of Scott Walker’s polling collapse is that his image among GOP voters remains fairly positive...
Why pay attention to these image ratings, when the horse race numbers get so much more attention?
Gallup has been tracking them because history shows the horse race numbers at this stage of the nominating process can change dramatically. And those numbers are often shaped as much by how well known candidates are — and how much attention they’re getting — as by the judgments voters are making about them.
A candidate with high negatives (as Donald Trump has had in many polls) can lead in the horse race if he or she has a strong core of support. That’s especially true in a large field where the vote is fragmented. But that candidate may have little room to grow when the field shrinks.
A candidate with lower negatives and broader acceptability in their party (like Walker and Rubio) can lag in the polls if they’re not generating interest and excitement. But they may have more potential to grow if they later gain traction.
“No measure at this point tells you what’s going to happen in the future. We think we can do a better job at this stage asking people their opinion of the candidates rather than focusing on the horse race,” says Gallup pollster Frank Newport.
“What we watch (in public polls) is, ‘Where is his favorable, where is his unfavorable?’” said Walker strategist Ed Goeas in a recent interview. “In survey after survey after survey, with the exception of Ben Carson, (Walker) has the second best favorable/unfavorable ratio of all the candidates. If, in fact, this was something of voters reacting negatively to him, you would see his negatives going up and his positives going down.”
Walker has had lower negatives than many of his rivals — lower than Republicans such as Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. In theory, that gives him a higher ceiling...."
He should have stood on his tippy-toes for the photo.
He’s a good man, did great things as governor, not up to the top job.
I hope President Trump hires him as labor secretary
Governor Walker made reference to Congressman Paul Ryan as a ‘great reformer’ in recent weeks and I don’t buy that.
Ryan has spoken of a plan to balance a budget in ten years.
That’s the same trick that was pulled by George W. Bush on education with No Child Left Behind, telling people there would be 100 percent proficiency in reading and math in 10 years. That didn’t happen in 2014 as promised.
The federal budget needs to be balanced yesterday but the Republicans are unable-unwilling to do it.
Republican leaders like Boehner and McConnell routinely push through constant increases in our national debt ceiling.
More money to be borrowed from Arabs, Chinese, big banks etc. etc. etc.
Austerity plans of other nations in Europe don’t balance budgets either and increase debt ceilings, borrowing from the banks. The banks get the benefit of a steady stream of debt covering payments from the people of the US, Canada and Europe.
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.
It doesn't seem that Walker has defined where he is on the political spectrum. He campaigns as an outsider, but doesn't seem to have any bond with the outsiders. Would Walker benefit from four or eight more years defining himself and more fully owning his views?
Trump’s target is Walker. He’s done nothing to harm the GOPe. All their candidates are polling a total of 32%, more than enough to hand the nomination over to Jeb.
Trump’s faker than a $3 Obama bill.
If I ever run for election, you’re hired. :)
A candidate with lower negatives and broader acceptability in their party (like Walker and Rubio) can lag in the polls if they’re not generating interest and excitement. But they may have more potential to grow if they later gain traction.
Translation: Trump has a high floor and a low ceiling.
Exactly what Rove was saying a month or two ago... not so sure he is still saying it.
My personal take is: a good campaigner with the right message can blow through ceilings. Also, positive/negative ratings can be just as fluid as "who will you vote for" polling numbers.
Good man but didnt catch on. Wish him the best and thank him for his service.
Another analysis of Walker’s sudden decline in the polls.
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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!
He won the Illinois straw poll Saturday. Don’t count him out just yet.
Walker giving news conference at 6, rumor he is dropping out