Posted on 07/13/2015 12:35:18 PM PDT by Kaslin
RUSH: One of the most qualified Republicans made it official, Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin -- who, as you know, if you listen regularly to this program -- we have touted Walker's qualifications time and time and time again. Here is a man who is conservative. You know what he said, by the way, in his speech? Name for me any other candidate -- and there may be some -- I just can't recall top of my head. Name for me any other candidate who's made this point.
Scott Walker said one of the first things he's going to do is build on and shore up the Republican conservative base. That's somewhat unique, folks, because most of the Republicans are talking about the need to go beyond the conservative base, and, at the very least, making themselves sound like they're taking it for granted and the conservative base isn't the key to their plans. But Walker says the conservative base -- reaching out to it, energizing it -- is key.
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RUSH: Now back to Scott Walker. Scott Walker very flat-out says that his first order of business is going to be shoring up the conservative base, reaching out to the conservative base. Scott Walker believes that there are a lot of Americans who live their lives as conservatives but they don't vote that way for the usual reasons. He thinks they are what we used to call the Reagan Democrats, and he thinks that he can go get them, because he has met them. As governor of Wisconsin, he's traveled around, and he's campaigned.
He's told stories in speeches of meeting people who say to him, for example... In fact, he told me once, "I ran into a guy who told me that he didn't know he was a conservative. He didn't know he was a Republican 'til talk radio came along. He didn't know what he was." Walker thinks there are a lot of people out there that live conservatively and want to raise their kids that way. And by that I mean the values that we associate with conservatism. He thinks there are a lot of people out there, but they're either independents or they're reluctant Democrats.
Because of whatever branding or other issues, they just don't vote Republican. He thinks they can be persuaded to vote Republican. He thinks they can be told that he is their candidate and that Republican Party is their home. So that's one of the outreach efforts that he's gonna make. In addition to all of that, Scott Walker has a track record. Scott Walker doesn't have to tell you what he will do if he's elected because all he has to do is point to what he has done.
He just signed into law another budget in the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a blue state. He just signed a budget which eliminates tenure! He just signed a budget which gets closer to balancing the budget in the state of Wisconsin. He's done remarkable work. He has implemented a conservative agenda against everything the Democrat Party has to throw at him, and he's beat them three different times -- which we've heralded here quite often and talked about quite often.
So he's the one guy in the race with a conservative track record, the one guy in the race that has shown how to defeat the media and Democrat coordinated attacks on conservatives. He's shown how to hang in and be tough, and so he's the one guy that has something other than promises to make.
Scott Who???
Great timing there Scott. Trying to make any kind of news now with Trump dominating the press is too bad.
Rally the base? What, with his flip flopping antics and ties to the GOPe? No thanks!! Cruz or lose! Be sure to get that primary vote right, or get ready for Hitlery!
Unfortunately, Walker hired Brad Dayspring as a consultant for one of his PACS. Dayspring is poisonously anti-Conservative. It will be interesting to see what influence he has.
Scott Walker very flat-out says that his first order of business is going to be shoring up the conservative base, reaching out to the conservative base. Scott Walker believes that there are a lot of Americans who live their lives as conservatives but they don't vote that way for the usual reasons. He thinks they are what we used to call the Reagan Democrats, and he thinks that he can go get them, because he has met them.
I'm really disappointed in you, Rush. You don't even know the most Conservative candidate in the race who has been doing what Scott Walker now wants to do?
But wait! Let us hear from the GOP-e god, karl rove.
He will tell us what we think. /s
Little late to the party Walker.
Rush opines on Walker.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
“Walker’s team tells @TimAlberta the playbook is to run conservative now, moderate later http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-election/scott-walker-presidential-campaign-20150712 …”
Guessing Walker will play the game of being ultra conservative sounding ... then play the middle ... then move back to being conservative.
So.... one just has to wonder ... which Scott Walker would show up as POTUS?
I hate to tell Mitt er Scott that Trump has already energized the conservative base. :-)
Here is a man who is conservative.I love ya Rush but those are almost the exact words you used to sell GWB...
Excellent!
Walker’s announcement coming soon!!!
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