Excellent point. Your post demonstrates why so many conservatives are leaning Walker at this point. He had a proven record of winning in an entrenched RAT state AND of enacting AND fighting for conservatives principles in aforementioned RAT state. (I refuse to use the media assigned colors for "blue state")
Can we "trust him" 100% not to support some form of amnesty? No. But unless some Tancredo-style candidate enters the race, there really is no candidate we can trust 100%, and if there was a hypothetical Tancredo-style candidate, its extremely unlikely that person would be able to make it thru the primary, let alone the general election.
Walker is not perfect and there is no doubt some times he will stray from conservative orthodoxy and disappoint us. But he certainly would be 1000 times better than Obama and 100 times better than Jeb.
I can at least say I "trust him" to be MORE conservative overall on immigration that several candidates that were endlessly hyped as conservative saviors by the Levin crowd and self-appointed Tea Party leaders, such as Marco Rubio, Liz Cheney, Rand Paul, and Rick Perry. For example, one of Walker's first acts was to move to cut in-state tuition for illegal aliens in Wisconsin (which had become law before he was Governor), whereas Rick Perry happily signed it into law in his state, and continues to defend it. (and remember, Perry represents a far more conservative constituency than Walker does).
But NOW they're "concerned" that Walker might not be strong enough on immigration. Gee, wish why they been as "concerned" about it when they were touting the others. Any comment that Rand Paul might not be reliable on the issue with his libertarian background was meet with jeers of "you must want the RINO to win!"
Things have changed since the 2010 elections.
We were told endlessly that we needed to take the house in 2010. Thanks to hard work, and yes sometimes nose holding we did. Nothing happened. Then it was, we need the senate too to accomplish anything. We make that happen, and what good does it do?
First Mississippi, then Boehner... We tried, we really tried. We have done everything the R’s asked of us, and in return we have been stabbed in the back.
Why, seriously should I think it would be any different with a candidate that they are more than likely supporting. I say that because of that stupid bogus poll they put out about Walker.
I know you probably mean well, and are as afraid for our country as I am, but this path is not working.
The left is here to take the willing to socialism, the right is here to take the unwilling to socialism. No more for me. Either way we are going to the same place.
For my vote, anti-establishment only need apply.
We will see how it goes.
Its too early for me commit to anyone .
Just because the same crowd who kept posting ‘No one but Sarah’ four years ago is now posting ‘No one but Ted’ isn't a reason to rule everyone else out, its a reason to be suspicious.
I saw a FNC poll today surveyed Republicans and while Walker was ahead of Cruz by a bunch of points both were beat by Bush, Huckster and Paul.