DL GOP Fantasy Pool Update – Walker promises to do to America what he did to Wisconsin
Robert Reich views Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as the most dangerous of all GOP hopefuls. Why? Because he’s relatively young and charismatic. He’s David and Charles Koch’s favorite (which means unlimited funding by the nation’s most right-wing and irresponsible billionaires), and his positions on key issues are among the most extreme in the Republican field.
Here is a taste of the extremism:
1. On immigration, Walker says he’s changed his mind on a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants and no longer supports the idea. He’s expressed skepticism toward legal immigration as well.
2. On gay marriage, Walker is calling for a constitutional amendment allowing states to ban it.
3. On abortion rights, Walker is pushing for a 20-week ban in Wisconsin with no exceptions for rape or incest. (In 2014 he told voters his previous legislation left “the final decision to a woman and her doctor.”
4. On “gun rights,” Walker is against any attempt to ban assault weapons or limit the ability of anyone to own a gun.
5. On labor unions, he is the GOP’s most virulent anti-labor candidate, having taken on teachers and other public employees and signing a “right-to-work” law. (He says his battles with labor leaders have prepared him to take on the Islamic State.)
6. He favors tax cuts over deficit reduction and public education. His most recent Wisconsin budget cuts taxes, requires steep cuts to education, and deepens the state deficit.
7. He has tried to weaken Wisconsin’s “open records” law by blocking press requests that have yielded some embarrassing finds in the past. (Consider how big an issue Republicans are making out of Hillary Clinton’s record on transparency.)
I’d add that he is creepy as shit, but that apparently plays as charismatic to Robert Reich.
What’s your take on Scott Walker and his odds?
FAQ’s
Q: What does Scott Walker hate even more than he hates unions?
A: Government
Q: Has Scott Walker ever held a non-government job?
A: What do you think?
Here are the standings:
Division 1
Jason330: Huckabee (95), Christie (14), Cruz (139),Carson (96) | 344
Pandora: Walker (1), Paul (123), Rubio (118), and Santorum(50) | 292
AQC: Jindal (24), Bush (33), Fiorina (96), Ehrlich | 153
Division 1A
Newton: Paul (123), Rubio (118),Carson (96), Santorum (50) | 387
Prop Joe: Cruz (139), Jindahl (24), Walker (1), Perry (43) | 207
Del Dem: Bush (24), Christie (14), Huckabee (95), Graham (47)| 180
Here are the Candidates with points: Cruz – 139 points (March 23rd), Paul – 123 points (April 7th), Rubio – 118 points (April 13), Carson – 96 points (May 4th), Fiorina – 96 points (May 4th), Huckbee – 95 point (May 5th), Santorum – 50 points (May27th) Graham – 47 Points (June 1) Perry – 43 point (June 4th) Bush – 33 points (June 15th) Jindahl (June 24th) 24 points Christie (June 30th) 14 point Walker (July 13th) 1 point.
Check my math, and let me know if I miss an announcement.
Anyone else listening to Walker’s announcement speech? Oh my, he just might be the farthest right candidate out there.
Walker’s first misstep with his own base (I got his initial email blast):
“My relationship with God drives every major decision in my life. Each day I pray and then take time to read from the Bible and from a devotional named Jesus Calling.
“As you can imagine, the months leading up to my announcement that I would run for President of the United States were filled with a lot of prayer and soul searching.
“Here’s why: I needed to be certain that running was God’s calling — not just man’s calling. I am certain: This is God’s plan for me and I am humbled to be a candidate for President of the United States.”
Only problem here is that his devotional “Jesus Calling” is being denounced by evangelicals as a new-age woman attempting to channel Jesus and thereby committing blasphemy. See this:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/23/the-strange-saga-of-jesus-calling-the-evangelical-bestseller-you-ve-never-heard-of.html
It really is worth reading, just to find out how you can shoot yourself in the foot with your own base in the second sentence of your declaration of candidacy.
The evangelical base is just as ignorant as Walker.
It’s OK, for the left to flip-flop, but……….
Scott Walker is to flip-flopping what Frisbee is to flying plastic discs. After this race, it’s going to be know as “walkering.”
Perfect:
They ALL flip-flop to get votes! They don’t work for the people, they work for their bank.
@Cassandra.. Lol!