Scott Walker is the worst, and he has a chance of winning the GOP nomination

[applegrove]

Scott Walker is the worst, and he has a chance of winning the GOP nomination

by Jason Nichols at the Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/27/seriously-scott-walker-is-the-absolute-worst

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While it is easy to dismiss the Wisconsin governor as another face in a crowded GOP field, Walker is electable. He is somewhat of a political prodigy, having run for his first major office at the tender age of 22. He is a governor, so he can tout his high-level executive experience, something that the likes of Trump, Carson, Cruz and Rubio lack. Kasich, Pataki and Fiorina lack the name recognition to make a splash. Jeb Bush has to pay for the sins of his brother.

Some will point to the controversy over state-sponsored unions during Walker’s tenure as governor as a sign that he will struggle in a general election. I see it as a sign that he can weather a storm, persevere and come out victorious. He knows when not to answer and when to pivot away from hot-button issues, which will make him less prone to laughable gaffes like Trump’s.

Walker effectively hides racism and anti-gay sentiments behind a veneer of state rights and fiscal austerity. He’s a savvy politician, and in a showdown with the notoriously flip-floppy Hillary Clinton, he will undoubtedly push her to the right in a general election. Clinton will want to appear pragmatic in order to woo independent voters and centrists, but Walker’s reactionary conservative principles will likely shift the discourse to the right.

When we think of Wisconsin, we think of all-American products like dairy and beer. It doesn’t have the anti-civil rights reputation of southern states like Mississippi or Alabama. However, Wisconsin’s next big export could result in a bigger headache than any Milwaukee brew.




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[TreasonousBastard]

1. I agree- Walker is the stealth wingnut candidate...

he's conned Wisconsin and he out to con the country. Manages to sound reasonable while acting out rightwing fantasies-- the perfect Koch puppet/candidate.

And that gives him the ability to win it all.

[applegrove]

2. Yup. He is frightening.

[RKP5637]

3. And even more frightening are those that want to empower him. I'm not religious in

the least, but those that want an Antichrist, damn, I really do think they are trying to bring the end times to the US with Walker.

[Agschmid]

4. Kick.

He will be the nominee when the dust settles, and he is a formidable candidate.