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Walker Shines in New Hampshire
The Weekly Standard ^ | April 19, 2015 | Stephen F. Hayes

Posted on 04/19/2015 6:01:28 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

"...Walker expanded the stump speech he had given in Iowa back in January, a coming out party of sorts, that propelled him to co-frontrunner status in national and early-state polling. The new content made clear that Walker is a hawk and that in a Walker presidency the United States would not only reengage with the world but would project its power without reservation. He called the war on radical Islam and “generational” war and scorched Barack Obama for his ambivalence on the threat. “We’re going to bring the fight to them and fight on their soil and not ours."

Walker’s speaking style may lack the romance and inspiration of a Marco Rubio speech or the fire and intensity of a Ted Cruz, but he was both engaging and energetic. The last quality was especially notable because Walker showed no signs of fatigue from his travel over the previous 36 hours. He had returned to Madison from a trade mission in Europe on an overnight flight that arrived early Saturday morning and he then flew from Wisconsin to New Hampshire that morning.

“I was very impressed,” says Barbara Dunnington, from Dover, New Hampshire who, despite having lived in the state since 1972, was attending her first political event. “He stated his case very well and he has some great ideas. I like what he’s done in Wisconsin and I like that he was able to turn his state around economically and I really like the idea that he’s interested in reducing the burden of taxes on us.”

Another Republican activist has seen Walker speak three times in recent years and said the speech Saturday was easily his best effort.....

(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: Indiana; US: New Hampshire; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; cruz2016; economy; election2016; florida; gopprimary; homosexualagenda; indiana; marcorubio; mikepence; newhampshire; rfra; scottwalker; walker; walker2016; wisconsin
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Thanks


21 posted on 04/19/2015 9:51:58 AM PDT by GOPJ (Dead Broke Hillary Dodged Sniper Fire With Her Immigrant Parents In Tuzla - Steyn)
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To: Nextrush

yeah, it tells us they want the Walker people to support Bush when Bush ‘wins’... See how ‘big’ they’re being?


22 posted on 04/19/2015 9:55:09 AM PDT by GOPJ (Dead Broke Hillary Dodged Sniper Fire With Her Immigrant Parents In Tuzla - Steyn)
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To: canuck_conservative

Cruz is keeping conservatives conservative... That’s important no matter what happens.


23 posted on 04/19/2015 9:56:17 AM PDT by GOPJ (Dead Broke Hillary Dodged Sniper Fire With Her Immigrant Parents In Tuzla - Steyn)
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To: Norseman

Well its a dream to think that Cruz, Paul or even Rubio would accept second seat. That’s not how it works. Walker would pick someone who would not steal the limelight and who would bring in some votes from a swing state.

Cruz still has his senate seat, Rand Paul can still run for re-election and I imagine Rubio is seriously thinking of running for the Florida governorship if he gets winnowed out of the Presidential race.

As President Walker would not do anything bad but I would envision him re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. He’s not going to flog MConnell and Boehner into any heroic government size cutting or repealing Obamacare or any major tax code changes. I hope I’m wrong but unless we get a real crusader in the Whitehouse they will likely just be a placeholder for the next Democrat.

Ted Cruz said yesterday in his NH speech that the next 20 months are going to be Lord of The Flies and he is right. Who knows what will happen between now and the election.


24 posted on 04/19/2015 10:23:53 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

>> I hope I’m wrong but unless we get a real crusader in the White House....<<

a real crusader? Take a look at my tag line.

So far, Governor Walker’s the only one running who’s actually implemented it. Everyone else talks a good game; he’s actually been playing it. (And please don’t interpret that to mean that I think everyone else is lying. Given the opportunity, some of them might do an even better job than Walker has, but first you’ve got to win the opportunity.)


25 posted on 04/19/2015 10:36:52 AM PDT by Norseman
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Heh....no tag line....WTH?

Anyway, it used to be “Defund the Left...completely!”


26 posted on 04/19/2015 10:38:13 AM PDT by Norseman
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To: Norseman

Just restoring my tag line


27 posted on 04/19/2015 10:40:15 AM PDT by Norseman (Defund the Left....completely!)
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To: Yosemitest

1. If you had to choose today, which one of the confirmed candidates running for president would get your vote?
(D) Hillary Clinton - 1% (887 votes)
(R) Ted Cruz - 54% (46348 votes)
(R) Rand Paul - 42% (35745 votes)
(R) Marco Rubio - 2% (1707 votes)
None of them - 1% (426 votes)
Total Votes: 85,113
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding

~~ Ted Cruz 2016 ~~


28 posted on 04/19/2015 11:41:17 AM PDT by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Did you not see what Walker accomplished in Wisconsin? Hardly just a place holder.


29 posted on 04/19/2015 12:24:58 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (www.ouramericanrevival.com)
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To: Yosemitest

Why did you exclude Bush 41 and Bush 43? Nothing more RINO establishment country club than those two.


30 posted on 04/19/2015 1:09:13 PM PDT by sefarkas (Why vote Democrat Lite?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
May as well get this Noise Machine smear out of the way:
31 posted on 04/19/2015 1:54:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: campaignPete R-CT

32 posted on 04/19/2015 5:24:27 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Impy

I am all for destroying the opposition.

but if Cruz’s only path to victory is to destroy Walker, count me out of that ... focus shld be only on destroying the others.


33 posted on 04/20/2015 1:28:02 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (-Connecticut Republicanism is a mental disorder. - Ann C.)
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