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Title: Gov. Scott Walker: Time for ‘new’ approach to governing
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Washington Times
URL Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news ... r-time-new-approach-governing/
Published: Jan 30, 2015
Author: Seth McLaughlin
Post Date: 2015-02-01 11:05:10 by Gatlin
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Views: 11209
Comments: 49
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that ordinary Americans are tired of the heavy hand of Washington and are yearning for elected leaders to take a “fresh” bottom-up approach to governance that empowers states and localities. Mr. Walker’s message coincided with the news that Mitt Romney was taking a pass on a third White House bid — setting the stage for a royal rumble over the fundraisers and high-dollar donors who had been waiting to see what the former Massachusetts governor would do. “What I see in the states, and from the people in this country outside Washington is a craving for something new, something fresh,” Mr. Walker said at the American Action Forum think tank. “To transform America, we really need to transfer power from our nation’s capital here in Washington back to the states and the cities in this country, where the people, the hard-working people in this country, can actually hold their government accountable,” he said. Mr. Walker won re-election in November and has started ramping up his political operation in preparation for an expected presidential run. This week he launched a non-profit group called “Our American Revival,” which will allow him to raise unlimited amounts of money that will help boost his efforts. And he hired Rick Wiley, former political director of the Republican National Committee, to put together his political operation. He appeared at last weekend’s Iowa Freedom Summit and is scheduled to make an inaugural trip to New Hampshire, home of the first-in-the-nation primary, in March, where he will keynote an event sponsored by the state’s Republican Party. Mr. Walker is viewed as one of the few candidates in the emerging field who could cobble together a coalition of supporters that include members of the GOP establishment as well as grassroots activists — something that Mr. Romney struggled to do in the 2012 race. Mr. Romney’s decision not to run, which he announced in a conference call with supporters Friday, underscores the wide-open nature of the 2016 race. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have all expressed interest. “I think we as Republicans have the strongest field of potential presidents, potential candidates, that I have ever seen in my political lifetime,” said Fred Malek, chair of the American Action Forum, which hosted the Walker event. Mr. Malek said all of the top candidates will have money to compete, including Mr. Walker, who developed a national fundraising network during his high- profile battle with public employee unions in 2011.
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#4. To: Gatlin (#0)
Doesn't every presidential candidate for the last century make this same exact boring-ass speech? Old hat. Done to death.
Doesn't every presidential candidate for the last century make this same exact boring-ass speech? Old hat. Done to death. News Flash: It doesn't matter what the politicians do, it matters what the voters perceive and accept. And right the acceptance for Walker right now is on the upswing. I fear this upswing will not be enough and we shall see Jeb Bush nominated.
As totally inevitable as Hillary! was at this point in 2007. Don't fall for these early polls. They're garbage. The GOP money men will have their pick. But they can't force Bush on us if we reject him. They know it, we should know it too. If we are firm enough, they will accept our nominee. Not the other way around.
I think Walker is a viable candidate but winning local (in a state) is different than doing so nationally - see Hillary Clinton who was a horrible candidate on the national stage. I have no idea if Walker is good or bad on the national stage but he kind of comes off as having a droopy personality. This is the age of the TV photogenic candidate after all.
Whaddaya mean? He's very photogenic. And he is capable of rousing a crowd. The test in Iowa demonstrated he has a political act ready to go on the road, something many people still had doubts about until he delivered a very good but boilerplate stump speech.
When did you join Code Pink?
I like that photo of him. Did you notice he looks good in it, despite the Adolf-moustache and the swastika?
INHO that's slander...bearing false witness.
#39. To: GarySpFC (#34)
How so? This is exactly what the Lefties did in their efforts to defeat him. And the Lefties, as they do when frustrated, turn off as many people with these tactics as they can gain. These tactics aren't politically decisive over the longer term, they're just politically divisive.
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#5. To: TooConservative (#4)
Title: Gov. Scott Walker: Time for ‘new’ approach to governing
#6. To: Gatlin (#5)
I fear this upswing will not be enough and we shall see Jeb Bush nominated.
#11. To: TooConservative (#6)
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s totally inevitable as Hillary! was at this point in 2007. Don't fall for these early polls. They're garbage.
#12. To: Pericles (#11)
I have no idea if Walker is good or bad on the national stage but he kind of comes off as having a droopy personality. This is the age of the TV photogenic candidate after all.
#32. To: TooConservative (#12)
And he is capable of rousing a crowd. The test in Iowa demonstrated he has a political act ready to go on the road, something many people still had doubts about until he delivered a very good but boilerplate stump speech.
#33. To: GarySpFC (#32)
When did you join Code Pink?
#34. To: TooConservative (#33)
I like that photo of him. Did you notice he looks good in it, despite the Adolf-moustache and the swastika?
Replies to Comment # 34. INHO that's slander...bearing false witness.
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