I think you know how I would answer that. But let’s be clear: What we read today is a media effort to destroy Walker, because he is viewed as a potential candidate while Cruz is seen as the longest of long shots.
We have no idea how “the crowd” reacted to Cruz, but ethanol is the golden calf to Iowa. Iowa gets little on gov’t grift; the coasts get billions in welfare and EBT funds.
It’s very problematical. The media will want to report that Walker bombed in Iowa.
What we see is Walker being hoisted on his own petard. He's back-tracked on two significant issues; the media didn't make that up.
We have no idea how “the crowd” reacted to Cruz, but ethanol is the golden calf to Iowa. Iowa gets little on gov’t grift; the coasts get billions in welfare and EBT funds.
Iowa makes out quite nicely, from agricultural subsidies, crop insurance programs, as well as the ethanol mandate. But OK, say you're right. If Walker is changing his position to suit the voters of Iowa then what positions will he change to suit the voters in Texas and Pennsylvania and California and Michigan? We don't know what he won't change to pander for votes. That is not what I want for president.