Apr 03 2008
Scott Walkers Dubious Odds for Becoming the Next Governor of Wisconsin
I understand Milwaukee County Exec. Scott Walker is flying high off his recent victory and all, but can anyone tell me how the man who couldn’t even win the support of his own Republican party two years ago is going to knock off twice elected Gov. Doyle in 2010? All I’ve heard from Republican friends over the past few days is how “This victory locks him in for Governor in 2010!!!”, much to my amazement.
Like I said, he couldn’t even come out ahead of Rep. Mark Green in 2006 - who proceeded to lose handily to Jim Doyle - to get the Republican nomination.
Suspending disbelief for a moment and assuming he were to get his parties nomination, what would his platform be exactly?
Look how well I’ve “held the line” on taxes in Milwaukee County and run it into the ground! or
If you think I had “innovative” and “creative” ways of screwing up a single county, just wait till I control 72 of them! or
I can’t even achieve a compromise with a legislative body who are non-partisan - just imagine how quickly state government will grind to a halt once I have to deal with an actual opposition party!
I mean, I know a doe-eyed conservative political opportunist like Walker inhabiting the Governors mansion again is the dream of every other doe-eyed conservative political opportunist in Wisconsin, but I just don’t see his campaign playing very well outside that group.

