Posted on 04/06/2015 11:38:35 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had the lowest unfavorability rating in a new poll of Republican voters, and scored the highest net-positive favorability at 35%.
A fresh poll of Republican voters brings good news for expected 2016 presidential contender Scott Walker — and the opposite for New Jersey’s Chris Christie.
Walker, governor of Wisconsin, pulls about even with “establishment” frontrunner Jeb Bush and scores a tie with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Monmouth University Poll released Monday.
Christie pulled just 5% support in the poll, compared to 13% for Bush, former governor of Florida, and 11% each for Walker and Cruz.
While it’s obviously early in the Republican nomination game, the poll reinforces questions about whether Christie, governor of New Jersey, can produce a convincing rationale for a White House run some observers say he should have waged last cycle.
“Some candidates, such as Walker, seem to be better placed to form a winning coalition, while others, such as Christie, find their path to victory getting more narrow every day,” said Monmouth’s Patrick Murray in releasing the new poll.
In a hypothetical two-man contest, Walker bested Bush 46% to 42%.
Both men easily overwhelmed Christie in head-to-head matchups, Monmouth found.
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I’m with you except I favor Walker/Cruz, and then Cruz/???, reason being Walker is a sitting governor who has successfully and incredibly deftly navigated horrendous liberal/left minefields, and I think he has the hands-on know how how to accomplish this on a national level as well. And that way, too, we have Cruz, vice president and president of the senate, at the top for 16 years instead of 8. The President of the Senate, constitutionally speaking, is actually a powerful position but its powers lie unused, and Cruz (not McConnell) would be in fact in charge.
Well put. That’s how I look at it.
Walker is more appealing to the public for the reasons you state and Cruz would be most effective as President of the Senate, etc.
Funny, I would think he would float
I don't think Walker is anything even remotely close to Jeb or Christie given the hostility he got from the left.
Good for Scott Walker...
Jeb putting down he was Hispanic doesn't hurt either...
Interesting thought. I of course favor Cruz at the top of the ticket. But the scenario you outline is intriguing.
Christie is dead in the water. He doesn’t really offer anything, not even a state that’s in play.
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