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Fading in the polls, Scott Walker aims to attract Trump voters
Washington Post ^ | August 18 2015 | Jenna Johnson and Sean Sullivan

Posted on 08/18/2015 8:40:57 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Scott Walker has sought to reassure jittery donors and other supporters this week that he can turn around a swift decline in the polls in Iowa and elsewhere by going on the attack and emphasizing his conservatism on key issues.

In a conference call, one-on-one conversations and at a Tuesday lunch, the Wisconsin governor and favorite of anti-union conservatives told backers that his campaign is shifting to a more aggressive posture and will seek to tap into the anti-establishment fervor fueling the rise of Donald Trump and other outsider candidates.

During a conference call with top fundraisers Monday afternoon, Walker and his campaign manager were relatively candid in their assessment of the campaign’s shortcomings, according to notes of the conversation taken by a participant. Walker said the campaign will strive to do better in three areas: protest, passion and policy.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New York; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; gop; iowa; newyork; republicans; scottwalker; trump; walker; wisconsin
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To: WilliamIII
Stanley S. Hubbard, a conservative billionaire who oversees a Minnesota broadcasting company and has donated to Walker’s campaign, said the candidate has promised that he would not push a “social agenda” as president

Bad news from Walker.

21 posted on 08/19/2015 12:27:05 AM PDT by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: lewislynn

All candidates need to be vetted including Trump. He can take the heat, don’t ya think?


22 posted on 08/19/2015 12:58:28 AM PDT by make no mistake
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To: WilliamIII

“...and will seek to tap into the anti-establishment fervor fueling the rise of Donald Trump and other outsider candidates.”

I guess he has nothing to lose at this point - and it would be a miracle if he can convince voters that the #2 ESTABLISHMENT candidate is now, somehow, “anti-establishment”.


23 posted on 08/19/2015 2:43:27 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: WilliamIII
I saw him on FOX the other day - it seemed his whole spiel was "Trump and I are very similar on these issues..."

I think he hired some incompetent campaign managers 9makes one wonder about his abilities in some areas) and then took bad advice and is now painted into a corner and becoming invisible.

Too bad - he has some good qualities and I was hoping he'd stick around for a while.

GO CRUZ!!!

24 posted on 08/19/2015 3:28:52 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: datura

That’s his role in this race, to be the GOPe’s “conservative alternative”. Almost as funny as their serving up Rubio as another “conservative alternative”.


25 posted on 08/19/2015 3:39:56 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: datura

BTW, here’s a good graph of what happens when a Bush is president. See how the number of registered Republicans plummeted as the years went on with both Bush I and Bush II?

http://www.gallup.com/poll/166763/record-high-americans-identify-independents.aspx

Given where the GOP is now, the party would be down to a rounding error were Jeb to somehow make it in.


26 posted on 08/19/2015 3:42:02 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: WilliamIII

A little too late.


27 posted on 08/19/2015 5:16:08 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: lewislynn
“by lying and pretending he's something he's not.”.

Yes sir, you either have it or you don't, and Walker doesn't, he needs to see which way the wind is blowing before acting. And if he where to win, he would likely betray all those who supported him.

28 posted on 08/19/2015 5:43:19 AM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: WilliamIII; onyx; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; ...

Walker assures supporters in conference call and at luncheon that his campaign is going to buckle down to regain place in polls.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this wisconsin interest ping list.


29 posted on 08/19/2015 6:01:58 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Windflier

Trump is the me-too candidate. He was for single pay health care before he became a candidate. Walker was ignored by the media until he began to drop in the polls. Those that live by the polls die by the polls. Trump reminds everyone he is first every time he opens his mouth. he was for a lot of liberal stuff before he was against them.


30 posted on 08/19/2015 6:59:41 AM PDT by RightLady (Walker's my Man)
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To: datura

All we needed to know about Scott Walker was evident since February when he refused to back up Rudy Guliani in questioning Obamas love of country. He wasn’t even as bold as a man who was a mayor claiming something that is so obvious. NO GUTS, NO GLORY.


31 posted on 08/19/2015 7:05:47 AM PDT by uncitizen ("When a liberal speaks, a liberal is lying" - Mark Levin)
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To: WilliamIII

Walker is OK
He did some great things in his state
Especially taking down the unions.
But it is not translating to “Presidential”


32 posted on 08/19/2015 8:33:49 AM PDT by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: RightLady
[Trump] was for a lot of liberal stuff before he was against them.

So were a lot us, including yours truly, but I grew up as a person.

I rolled up my sleeves and sought answers to the real causes for America's troubles. I threw the Kool-Aid in the dirt and started seeking out real information instead of liberal indoctrination. I became better informed, and it made a better person of me.

Millions have followed the same path, as has Donald Trump.

33 posted on 08/19/2015 9:56:29 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Parley Baer

Trump has.


34 posted on 08/19/2015 1:51:12 PM PDT by Lumper20 ( clown in Chief has own Gov employees Gestapo)
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To: Dagnabitt

I agree. I also believe we’d do better by concentrating on real issues vs. people having contests to piss off a few. I want the damn Muslims thrown out of America as our founding fathers knew what they were like due to the kidnappings and slavery of Europeans by the Muslims on the Ocean.


35 posted on 08/19/2015 1:55:57 PM PDT by Lumper20 ( clown in Chief has own Gov employees Gestapo)
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To: WilliamIII

History is not calling you Mr Walker.
Thanks for your good work but this is not your time.


36 posted on 08/19/2015 2:35:51 PM PDT by Leep (Vote Bush! Join the Bush League! Why? Because we say so!)
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To: Dagnabitt

Yes.


37 posted on 08/19/2015 2:40:27 PM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: WilliamIII
Hubbard said that he “might really quickly change my allegiance” if Walker pushed for such a repeal, and that he “did not get a real straight answer” from the candidate at his Tuesday lunch. But Hubbard, who came away ready write more checks to help Walker, added: “I got the feeling that he is not at all anxious to talk about taking away those rights.”

The donor pulls the string; the candidate does the dance.

38 posted on 08/19/2015 3:15:04 PM PDT by samtheman (2014: Voters elect Repubs to congress... 2015: Repubs defund NOTHING... 2016: Trump/Cruz)
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