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Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race
The New York Times ^ | Monday, September 21. 2015 | Alexander Burns and Patrick Healy

Posted on 09/21/2015 1:10:01 PM PDT by kristinn

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin has concluded he no longer has a path to the Republican presidential nomination and plans to drop out of the 2016 campaign, according to three Republicans familiar with his decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Mr. Walker called a news conference in Madison at 6 p.m. Eastern time.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016election; amnesty; anchorbabies; beamhimup; buhbye; canadawall; cincywifesad; election2016; finally; immigration; scottbot; scottbots; scottwalker; walker; walker2016not; willswifeunemployed; wisconsin
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To: Jane Long

Walker had the decency to suggest other low polling candidates (cough Graham, Jindal, Huck, Pataki) drop out to allow focus on viable candidates (my words, not his).


And the indecency to take an unprompted shot at Trump.


281 posted on 09/21/2015 3:17:12 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: NKP_Vet

He’s young. He’ll be around for at least 12 more years.


I should hope so, if he’s only in his forties. :)


282 posted on 09/21/2015 3:17:21 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: kristinn

Well there’s several other’s I wish were out instead.


283 posted on 09/21/2015 3:18:33 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: vmivol00

George Will (and some on this site) were bragging that his internals showed him leading. That was about a week ago.

Just another instance where Will the beltway boys are FOS.


Oh, I forgot about that! Thanks for the reminder. I’m looking forward to Will’s comments.


284 posted on 09/21/2015 3:18:46 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: Jane Long
Next, Jindal? Huck?

I hope not; they are in our top two! :)
285 posted on 09/21/2015 3:18:55 PM PDT by mlizzy (America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe/Wade has deformed a great nation. -MT)
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To: samtheman
He would make a very good Secretary of Labor.

Why would he want it? Secretary of Labor is a short route to complete obscurity.

286 posted on 09/21/2015 3:19:42 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: C19fan

Trump and Carson killed the poor fellow. He had an impressive resume but for some reason went squish as a POTUS candidate.


Trump and Carson had nothing to do with it. It’s Walker that has to do with it. Great resume, I’m sure a good man, but a dud with respect to charisma at a national level. Can’t picture him standing w/ the firefighters on the rubble pile after 9/11 with the megaphone like W did. Can’t see him telling Gorbachev to tear that that wall either. Can’t see Iran releasing hostages on his inauguration day. Just my opinion...


287 posted on 09/21/2015 3:23:12 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: uncitizen

The few times I saw him answering questions on topics that he hadn’t memorized the canned, safe response written by his handlers, he would fumble, bumble and stumble to respond.
I think he is really not very bright.


288 posted on 09/21/2015 3:23:52 PM PDT by Reynoldo
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To: mware

Depending on who wins the nomination, he may be in good for VP spot.


When a VP is picked, they have to ready day one to step into the role. If he didn’t cut it and left the race this early, that means he wasn’t inspiring...what would change if he were the VP pick?


289 posted on 09/21/2015 3:25:27 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: altura

Whether you like her or not, Carly connects with people - Walker, with an amazing resume, did not. Carly gives black and white answers. We know what she thinks of planned parenthood and what she will do on her first day - that is part of the answer.


290 posted on 09/21/2015 3:25:41 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: afraidfortherepublic

You supported a good man, but he is very young. Personally, I think that was something that did not work in his favor. He has many years and much talent and you did a good job.


291 posted on 09/21/2015 3:26:11 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Carry_Okie

It had no effect.


292 posted on 09/21/2015 3:26:17 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: lodi90

Did Walker take a parting shot at Trump? I listened in on Levin’s show. Didn’t hear that.

I knew Walker had hit at Trump, previously.


293 posted on 09/21/2015 3:28:56 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: dead
Dammit dead.

I sorta halfway expected Chris was gonna channel this Chris and whip off his shirt.

 

There goes my appetite.

294 posted on 09/21/2015 3:29:58 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: lodi90

Walker had the decency to suggest other low polling candidates (cough Graham, Jindal, Huck, Pataki) drop out to allow focus on viable candidates (my words, not his).

And the indecency to take an unprompted shot at Trump.


Agreed!
I liked Walker a lot this spring and am impressed with his Wisco record, but I was disappointed at what I thought was his cheap shot at Trump that he made in his suspension speech. Thought Walker was classier than that :(


295 posted on 09/21/2015 3:30:42 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Make 'em squeal!)
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To: onyx

“WHAT? Winner of WHAT precisely”.

Second debate.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/424307/walker-trump-sore-losers-claiming-media-biased-carly

By the way Walker was asked TWO QUESTIONS in three hours!

I agree with Walker.


296 posted on 09/21/2015 3:32:38 PM PDT by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: lodi90

And the indecency to take an unprompted shot at Trump.


Hm. Means he might endorse Rubio.


297 posted on 09/21/2015 3:33:00 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: lodi90

And the indecency to take an unprompted shot at Trump.


Hm. Means he might endorse Rubio.


298 posted on 09/21/2015 3:33:00 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Carry_Okie

Brilliant post and I completely agree. Frankly, I have never understood how anyone running for office, much less president, has to develop his ideas (we’re working on that and we will be releasing my position on that issue shortly.) Particularly issues that are decades old...don’t they know what they believe? I realize details need to be worked out, but general concepts of an issue should be known and readily articulated.


299 posted on 09/21/2015 3:33:37 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: lodi90

Just saw a tweet that said Walker sounded bitter and took a jab at make America great again.

LOL...low road.


300 posted on 09/21/2015 3:34:25 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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