Scott Walker: Swing-State Job Growth Is A Real Problem For Romney
Source: Talking Points Memo
Scott Walker: Swing-State Job Growth Is A Real Problem For Romney
The news that Mitt Romney is reportedly irked by Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) cheerleading for the state economy while the national Republican Party tries to portray President Obama’s America as a nightmarish depression should come as no shock to Scott Walker. The Republican governor, who has also touted job growth in Wisconsin, warned last week at a breakfast with reporters that the uptick in some swing-state economies could be a serious obstacle to defeating the president.
“Just on a surface level, obviously voters feel better if the economy is better,” Walker said. Voters don’t often attribute the credit to those who “deserve” it, Walker said. In Walker’s case, he believes Republican governors are to thank for better-than-average numbers in a variety of key states, but that can be a tough message to sell in a presidential election.
“If you look at not only Wisconsin, but a number of key swing states, there’s Republican governors in those states who have put in place aggressive policies that have helped turn the economy around,” he said. “And so, oddity of oddities, one of the beneficiaries of that might be the president.”
The Los Angeles Times noted recently that Walker, who aggressively claimed credit for recent job gains in Wisconsin after relatively sluggish growth earlier in his term, notably left out his usual talk of the state’s economic strength in a joint appearance with Romney earlier this week.
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