Beth Reinhard: “Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker polls near the bottom of would-be
presidential contenders. Unlike potential rivals, you won’t find him on
the cover of Time magazine or slow-jamming the news with comedian Jimmy
Fallon. But he’s a conservative Republican who won election in a blue
state, survived a brutal recall campaign, and now posts approval ratings
over 50 percent. A budget-slashing chief executive and son of a Baptist
minister who straddles the fiscal and social conservative camps. A
proven fundraiser who has put his thumb in the eye of President Obama
and Big Labor. He’s poised to be the sleeper Republican presidential
candidate of 2016.”
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