Posted on 01/31/2015 7:22:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A year out from the Iowa caucuses, potential presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has taken the lead among Republicans, an Iowa Poll published Saturday indicates. With 15 percent support, Walker leads a number of other potential candidates for the Republican ticket, including Rand Paul, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush, the Des Moines Register reported.
Walker is the No. 2 candidate among potential caucus attendees who support an establishment candidate as well as those who prefer one who is anti-establishment, the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa poll indicated.
Following close behind, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky came in with 14 percent. And 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who bowed out of the race before the poll was released, held 13 percent. "After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said Friday.
Without Romney in the race, the candidates below him picked up a few more points, including Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and Fox News host, who picked up 3 percent.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also picked up a couple of points, bringing him to a tie with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
While Walker is still behind at the national level, the presidential hopeful has been making gains, holding 11 percent, according to Public Policy Polling. It’s the first time he’s registered at double digits, the firm said.
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Not at all: 15 percent for Jebbie means the nomination is, as Kissinger said of peace in 1972, “at hand”.
Conservatives don’t have the luxury of waiting to anoint the anti-Jebbie candidate if one even dares to run.
I think our populace is sick of the Bush name-—— on both sides of the aisle. I don’t really think he’s going to get very far. I think the media is trying to push his name out there but his views on immigration and Common Core covers the dislike of too many voters.
I read that even Michael Schiavo is anti-Bush too. I would hate ever to agree with him.
Maybe you are right, but Jebbie, Jr., got over 70 percent of the vote in TX on Nov. 4, 2014, “not so long ago”.
I assume his illegal immigration stance is as well known as his dad's.
careful though. an early lead can backfire
You are 100 percent correct and that does make me a bit nervous about all this attention. I just hope that Walker doesn’t have anything in his past that will bit him. However, he has been vetted pretty well over the years that he had to campaign 3 times for his seats and the one that they probably vetted him most was the recall (I hope). My VP candidate is Cruz who has some positives but serious negatives like a first time Senator and not any executive experience. I think Walker can help Cruz learn about those areas while number 2.
Cruz and Walker would be the first Gen X ticket which I think is a winner.
There’s still 85% that DO NOT look at him as their first choice. I don’t give up that easy.
If you want, I’ll consider all of your words.
It doesn’t change the fact that my entire posts have been directed at your lack of faith in Cruz’s abilities.
Near as I can tell, that's all he's got going for himself...That's not much to hang your hat on...
We don't need a CEO...We need someone who knows what going on in the world...One who is informed about Iran and Israel, Russia and the rest of the world which is trying to take down the U.S...
We need someone who is about protecting our Country AND its people from foreign invasion (illegal amnesty)...We need someone who is anti-huge gov't...We need someone who is PRO military...
The one we need is Cruz...Walker's just another pretty face...He reminds me of Romney...
And that should be a deal breaker for every American...
Ya, Cruz didn't even get a '0%'...
great news!
Walker or Cruz or we lose!
Thank God Bush is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY behind, we need to keep him in the low single digits!
NO RINOS! go away BUSH!
Looks like it might come down to Paul, Walker, and The Huckster.
Easy choice! WALKER all the way!
(I personally prefer Cruz, but am almost as excited about Walker)
Whoever the GOP front runner is will need to raise a billion dollars. The time to get the campaign machine in place is now.
And that is a liberal debate tactic. You really need to stop assigning those thoughts to me. They're not mine, but yours.
I have quite a lot of confidence in Ted Cruz, which is why I prefer him for president over Scott Walker. I simply don't see Walker as the sort of strong willed visionary that this moment in history demands.
we r the fan club.
all them big money $$$ guys lining up behind BUSH.
can yu imagine more tone deaf peeples. Does it not occur to them that bushie is not what anyone wants?
I was going to give you the last word, but that phrase has my curiosity. What tactic would that be?
Cute, but transparent. You know exactly what you're doing, and so do I.
I've expressed NO reservations or doubts about Ted Cruz' abilities, yet you continue to assert that my arguing against Scott Walker constitutes exactly that.
It's an underhanded means to weaken a debate opponent, and a tacit admission that you've lost the argument.
OK, got it.
Hehe! you still don't get it, but that's OK by me.
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