Posted on 03/14/2015 1:53:02 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
"......Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who ran for president in 2012, said Friday that Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are the leading candidates for the Republican nomination.
"Scott is from a Midwestern state, but he has a national profile and a national fundraising capability," Pawlenty said. "The non-Jeb money is increasingly flowing to him, and he's used to communicating red messages in blue places."
In the past week, aides working for other Republicans expected to run in 2016 have circulated materials that highlight Walker's change in position on immigration, ethanol mandates, Common Core education standards, abortion and right-to-work legislation.
One campaign has a spreadsheet that outlines when Walker changed a position in comparison to 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney. The analysis found that Walker's shifts on more than a dozen issues came an average of 15 months before the Iowa caucuses — almost a year later than did Romney's.
"Voters still don't know the real Scott Walker," said veteran Republican operative John Feehery, who is not aligned with any of the potential candidates. "And if he thinks he can get them to like him merely by saying things that they want to hear, he is going to run into the same problem that plagued Mitt Romney: authenticity."
AshLee Strong, spokeswoman for Walker's campaign-in-waiting, said each issue needs to be examined in detail to better understand his positions.
"Gov. Walker has a proven record of championing big, bold reforms in Wisconsin to limit the government and empower people," Strong said. "It's lazy and inaccurate to simply lump all issues into one narrative instead of actually examining the facts."......
(Excerpt) Read more at kentucky.com ...
Scott Walker is a good guy, and we really shouldn’t be bashing him.
Give the guy a break. He’s in the top tier.
I’m not going to bash him. I am going to vote for Cruz if I can, but I’m not going to bash Walker. I had some reservations about Walker over immigration but he says now he’s not for citizenship for illegals, so I’ll take him at his word.
Now one person I WILL bash is Jeb Bush. Over and over and over again until he’s toast.
The analysis found that Walker's shifts on more than a dozen issues came an average of 15 months before the Iowa caucuses — almost a year later than did Romney's.Walker could shift back for the general election.
GOPe desperate not to give it to the guy who actually delivers what he promised. There were FReepers pulling this when Walker astutely and tactically backed away from RTW legislation, let it get passed and signed it.
Don’t project your passes, just be there to catch them.
Walker is the real deal.
GOP 2016 primary hopefuls have shifted into Walker opposition mode.
Scott Walker is the man!!
Walker beat them at their own game, he rolled the Democrat Party in WI and he is going to roll them in the 2016 election.
It won’t fly BF.
....”A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that six in 10 voters sided more closely with the sentiment that Mr. Bush would represent too much of a return to the policies of the past, compared to about a quarter who said he’d provide the new ideas and vision the country will need for the future.”...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/13/scott-walker-next-hasnt-worked-so-well-republican-/
Might as well write Hillary a big check - the Democrat Party thanks you for your service.
Your real problem, other than facing reality, is with Walker.
Tell that to all the folks that helped the Left usher Obama in for a second term - no matter how you play it/rationalize it/twist it, they are just as responsible as those who voted for him and they aided and abetted a 0% conservative because they couldn't countenance a 85% conservative. Many, like you, are prepared to do it all over again - then bitch about how the GOPe screwed us all...never ending story time and meets Einstein's definition of insanity..
Walker does not shift positions. Only LIARS who twist his words and ignore his policies try to claim Walker changes positions.
None of that is true.
Frankly, if you are a Cruz fan, great. I love Ted also. But you are not helping Cruz when you tear down another decent conservative who has a clear track record of being a conservative, fighting for conservatism and espousing conservative policy.
You still going on with that ridiculous train of thought?
If a candidate can ‘t answer to any kind of criticism then do you really want them as President?
Your logic is laughable. I criticized Obama plenty and he still became President.
If you have no answer for Walker’s shift then do me a favor and stop wasting my time with the kiddie nonsense.
It is true. Walker himself admitted it. Plus it is not as if Walker hadn’t taken a shot himself, proclaiming only governors should be elected president. Did you cry to him about that in the same way?
Please enlighten me on what Walker flipped on and I will refute you.
Read the article you are posting in the thread of...?
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