Walker was in a tough spot.. He and all Sconnie republicans were thrust into the national stage with all the advancements we’ve made over the last 6 years.
Heck, that’s the only reason Rience has his current job.
From Wisconsin:
Senator Rob Johnson - businessman, largely stayed out of the primary here.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan - towed the party line
Gov. Walker - towed the party line - pretty much had to..
Probably the 2nd most popular sheriff in the country - David Clark - talked up both Trump and Cruz (did get upset with cruz over the Chicago comments) largely stayed out of the primary.
Walker is a solid dude - it just so happens he has friends way up high now.. I mean real friends.. what do you do..?
I don't think outsiders understand that. Rience was part of the team that totally destroyed the left in Wisconsin. Before Walker, what did we have? "Diamond" Doyle, etc.
And while I would love to move the scale even more to the right, we went from far-left to medium-right in a few years. Rience was a big part of that. Not perfect, but a whole lot better than it was.
Meanwhile, look at what's been done at the national level. Same thing. Strong move to the right. Not as far as we would like, but moving in the correct direction.
Have to say I do not understand the extreme hate he get here. Must be a purity thing.