Tag: Scott Walker
Walker Mum on Whether He Believes in Evolution
— Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), speaking in London, after he “was asked by a British moderator if he believes in evolution. He chose not to answer,” National Journal reports.
Bush Holds Narrow Lead in New Hampshire
16%
Jeb Bush’s lead in New Hampshire, followed by Rand Paul at 13%, Scott Walker at 12%, Chris Christie at 10%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ben Carson at 6% and Marco Rubio at 5%, a new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm poll finds.
Romney Still Leads Republican Field for 2016
21%
Mitt Romney’s lead among the GOP presidential field, followed by Sen. Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee at 11%, Jeb Bush at 10%, Ben Carson at 9%, Gov. Scott Walker at 8% and Sen. Marco Rubio at 5%, according to a new Fox News poll.
Walker Embraces His Blandness
The media is going to peg any prospective candidate with a tag. I’d rather have bland or uncharismatic than dumb or ignorant, or corrupt or any of the other things that they could label other would-be candidates out there, or old for that matter.
— Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), saying that he “is seriously considering running for president because he sees gaps in the field of likely Republican candidates, and that he doesn’t have a problem with being branded as bland or uncharismatic,” the AP reports.
Dropkick Murphys Call on Walker to Stop Using Their Music
Please stop using our music in any way … we literally hate you!!!
Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, admonishing Gov. Scott Walker (R) to stop using their music for his political purposes, in a scathing tweet, The Washington Times reports.
Walker: You Have to Be Crazy to Want to Be President
I say this only half-jokingly, that you have to be crazy to want to be president. Anyone who’s seen the pictures of this president or any of the former presidents can see the before and after, no matter how fit, no matter how young they are, they age pretty rapidly when you look at their hair and everything else involved with it.
— Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by Fox6 Now, who wants to be president.
Walker: Governors Make Better Prospects for President
She embodies Washington. She embodies that old, tired top-down approach from the government. I think in the states as governors, we offer a much better alternative and I think there’s a number of us who would be good prospects out there.
— Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by The Hill, on Hillary Clinton.
Poll: Whopping 65% of Wisconsin Voters Want Walker to Compromise
A new poll by a right-wing group based in Wisconsin finds nothing but bad news for the state’s GOP governor and his union-busting crusade. Despite the conservative bias of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, which sponsored the poll, the results clearly show that Gov. Scott Walker has lost support across the board in his campaign to end collective bargaining rights for state employee unions.
The most compelling example of eroded support for Walker may be on the question of compromise. When asked whether “Gov. Walker should stand strong for the plan he has proposed no matter how long the protests go on, OR Gov. Walker should negotiate with Democrats and public employees’ unions in order to find a compromise solution” — just 33 percent felt he should stand strong while 65 percent chose compromise.
