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Scott Walker’s Electoral Record Is Just As Impressive As It Looks
fivethirtyeight.com ^ | 9:31 AM MAR 6 | HARRY ENTEN

Posted on 03/06/2015 9:15:31 PM PST by entropy12

Walker was the second-most-conservative GOP governor running for re-election in 2014.2 According to an ideological scoring system created by Adam Bonica, an assistant professor of political science at Stanford University, Walker is more than one standard deviation more conservative than the average Republican governor who ran in 2014. That’s impressive, given that there is some relationship (although a weak one for Republican governors) between the 2012 presidential vote and the ideology of incumbent governors running for re-election in 2014.


TOPICS: Wisconsin; Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: scott; walker
A governor who balances budgets, actually created a surplus. Grew private sector jobs in state. And wins 3 elections in 4 years. And takes on Unions and beats them in purple blue Wis.

What is the worst the lefties have found so far? That he dropped out a few months before graduating from college. They never tall you he left college to work for Red Cross. To me that was gaining better experience than a few last months in college.

1 posted on 03/06/2015 9:15:31 PM PST by entropy12
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To: entropy12

I completely agree. Also, notice the “Slate” articles posted here on FB? Though “Slate” is a lib site, they’re grudgingly but clearly acknowledging how formidable Walker is.. the latest being his — and Wisconsin’s — big win for Right-to-Work status.


2 posted on 03/07/2015 1:23:17 AM PST by ScottinVA (GOP = Geldings Obama Possesses)
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To: ScottinVA

It is sad to see so many FReepers believe that Walker is not conservative. Those FReepers use liberal media (that hates Walker) as evidence that Walker is not good enough to be our nominee.

Those FReepers are weak-minded fools.


3 posted on 03/07/2015 3:03:43 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Walker/Cruz 2016)
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To: Erik Latranyi

There are several good candidates in the Republican hunt this trip. That Walker did what he did in Wisconsin makes him as electable as any and more electable than most.


4 posted on 03/07/2015 3:26:45 AM PST by stevem
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To: entropy12
What is the worst the lefties have found so far?

Wait until the other Republican candidates get started. We'll see what they find.

5 posted on 03/07/2015 3:33:51 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: stevem
There are several good candidates in the Republican hunt this trip. That Walker did what he did in Wisconsin makes him as electable as any and more electable than most.

Walker and Cruz are my two favorites. I think Walker is more electable as he has been thoroughly vetted via his recalls in Wisconsin. Cruz has not been challenged as strongly.

Walker has real leadership experience he can point toward with substantial conservative accomplishments. Cruz gives great speeches, introduces good legislation, but has not accomplished much more than that.

Walker comes from a not so safe state where Cruz comes from very conservative Texas.

Not looking at this as a conservative, but as the average voter (who makes or breaks elections), one can see that electing a first-term Senator with no leadership experience didn't work out so well the last time.

I guarantee they will use that against Cruz if he is our nominee.

While I am not a big fan of Rand Paul, I like having him in the Senate. I like having Cruz in the Senate. The Senate needs conservative leaders more than anywhere.

While I would love a Walker/Cruz ticket, I think conservatism is best served by Cruz remaining in the Senate and helping drive the agenda there with a conservative (Walker) in the White House.

Cruz is young. Let him run for governor of Texas and then POTUS in 20 years or so.

6 posted on 03/07/2015 3:55:25 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Walker/Cruz 2016)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Those freepers are idiots who gave us Obama the communist monster that even got his FCC to illegally regulate the Internet with socialist net neutrality laws. I’m counting the days till this socialist monster Obama steps down( hopefully it will). it will be the happiest day of my life when this obama thing is not president anymore . I’d take bozo the clown as replacement to Obama (come on who wouldn’t wouldn’t you also? yes). but walker is a dream candidate for me . Walker as president would restrain government and so restore America ,prosperity , the free market , and our freedom. thank you idiot democrat voters and you “purist” freepers for imposing Obama on us and our destruction, you “freepers” who are just democrat moles.


7 posted on 03/07/2015 5:26:47 AM PST by Democrat_media (The media is the problem. reporters are just democrat political activists posing as reporters)
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I must agree with you about the “purists”, who are all or nothing shallow thinkers. I will bet my bottom dollar, those same people have not achieved “pure” success in their own lives, but yet dream of a pure candidate winning the presidency. Not only they make themselves irrelevant by doing so, even worse, we get stuck with a socialist monster Obama in the White House for 8 long years. The results speak for themselves.


8 posted on 03/07/2015 10:25:33 AM PST by entropy12 (Real function of economists is to make astrologers look respectable.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Good analysis of Walker and Cruz. It matters little to me who gets nominated among Walker, Cruz, Jindal, Perry, Kasich or Rand Paul. They will all be much better than Jeb Bush.

However if more than one of above stay in the race to the bitter end, lone RINO Jeb will win nomination by divide and conquer, a time and again proven strategy by the GOPe. And then many will blame the GOPe for foisting another RINO on us. The same posters never blame lack of unity among conservative candidates.

In 2012, 2008, 2004 the GOPe fielded only one candidate after SC-FL primaries. The more conservative candidates all stayed in attacking each other and dividing voters.


9 posted on 03/07/2015 10:33:00 AM PST by entropy12 (Real function of economists is to make astrologers look respectable.)
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To: entropy12

great points . I totally agree


10 posted on 03/07/2015 9:56:39 PM PST by Democrat_media (The media is the problem. reporters are just democrat political activists posing as reporters)
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