Posted on 02/03/2015 11:52:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor in America, not because it is the best (that would be coffee) but because it is the least objectionable. Put another way, vanilla is the most acceptable to the most people; it's not many people's favorite, but nobody hates it..
And that's why Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is the vanilla candidate.
A new Des Moines Register poll has Walker in first place — narrowly — among likely Republican caucus-goers. With Mitt Romney included in the poll, he was the respondents' first choice with 15 percentage points. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was second with 14 percentage points and Romney with 13. With Romney out, Walker's lead rose to 16 percentage points and Paul's to 15. First place in a tightly packed field is better than any of the alternatives, but it's not that big a deal this far out.
The big deal is the vanilla factor. According to Jennifer Jacobs of the Des Moines Register, 51% of caucus-goers want an “anti-establishment candidate without a lot of ties to Washington or Wall Street who would change the way things are done and challenge conventional thinking.” Meanwhile, 43% prefer a more establishment figure “with executive experience who understands business and how to execute ideas.”
Walker is in the golden spot. He can, like Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day” listening to Andie MacDowell explain the perfect man, reply “that's me” to almost everything Republicans want....
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
The Marxists like the LA Slimes hate Walker with a passion. He has defeated the unions twice.
Pray America is waking
In fairness, most of the "Cruz or nothing" crowd seems to take the exact same approach.
It's way too early. I'm open to anyone other than Bush or Christie. Let's let the field sort itself out.
If you call open borders and amnesty a conservative agenda, he did.
shAmnesty=deal breaker.
I vote for Walker and I get a gloBULList open border amnesty type. I vote for Hillary and I get an open border gloBULList open border amnesty type. What’s the difference? The third world invasion his is the defining issue of our time.
He was not the attorney general in Texas, he was the solicitor general and the longest serving one, at that.
I’ll add to that list: Rand “Isolationist” Paul.
The country is screwed. Walker is a Northern progressive Republican at best. We have no viable candidates.
It’s no coincidence that Ripon is in Wisconsin.
Right....good to remember the viscous fight which is his best credential:
Walker laid the trap....provoked savage WI Dems to try to shutdown the WI legislature....then got Dems to take the blame.
And the amazing thing is Walker was up against powerful teachers unions.
Yep, he will NOT excite the base or get out the vote.
We need a FIGHTER LIKE CRUZ!
OMG!! You don’t know ANYTHING about Walker but what some lunatic tells you!! He is NOT for AMNESTY AT ALL!! geesh...people....what has happened to you all?
Walker/Cruz, or Cruz/Walker, depending on which one gets the most primary votes.
Cruz talks a good talk.
Walker actually accomplished gutting union power in WI. In order to do that, he had to hold his people together in the legislature, while union thugs rampaged through the capital making violent threats. He held his position, and got his team to hold with him. That counts a lot for me.
Walker/Cruz.
How’s your circulation doing, L.A. Times ?
I’m not going to dwell in negative comment, just simply say that Scott Walker does not have a track record of opposing the GOPe.
Well, Cruz should know: The candidate's wife, Heidi S. Cruz, was an active member of the Council on Foreign Relations until this June. She was a member until June on a 5-year "term membership" program, an official at the organization confirmed.
Cruz has stood up to fight the GOP Establishment, Walker hasn’t.
Your right. He fights the liberal Democrats in his states and WINS!
Politico? The voice of the Democratic Party? Seriously? Didn’t Daily Kos, MSNBC or Mother Jones have any articles? LOL
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