The Ruling Elite Will Never Support Scott Walker for President

Asked about Democrat Hillary Clinton's possible presidential run, Scott Walker said she represents the past: "I think people want to look to the future. They don't want to go back in time, they don't want to repeat what we've had in the past. We need a candidate not of the 20th century, but of the 21st century." Walker said Clinton is a Washington insider: "She lives here, she's worked here, she's been part of the Washington structure for years. Not just as a Democrat, but across the spectrum. I think Washington represents the top-down, government knows best, go along to get along mentality. I think Americans overwhelmingly want fresh new ideas that build the economy from the ground, that put the power back in the hands of the people, not only at the state and local level, but of individual Americans. I don't think they want government telling them what to do, and that's what I've been advocating for a long time."

Wisconsin Gov. Walker previews likely White House theme

January 30, 2015

AP - Criticizing Washington as a city of power-hungry elites, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday offered a preview of his likely White House message between private job interviews with those looking to help his expected presidential campaign.

"As much as I like coming here, I love going home even more," Walker said during a speech delivered just a block from the White House complex.

Sounding familiar campaign themes of smaller government, greater accountability and general distaste for the nation's capital, Walker looked to use his visit to build interest in his potential campaign. Privately, he was expanding his political operation as he fights for early momentum in the crowded field of GOP White House prospects.

"The best way we move this country is by transferring power from Washington out to the hardworking people of this country," Walker said during his first address to a Washington audience this year.

It was his only speaking engagement in a day packed with private meetings and job interviews related to a possible 2016 bid. Earlier this week, Walker announced the formation a nonprofit group, Our American Revival, designed to raise unlimited amounts of money to boost his political ambitions.

The experienced Republican operative he hired to run that group, Rick Wiley, listened from the front row to a speech that savaged Washington and those who work here.

"Washington is kind of a dome. I like to call it 68 square miles surrounded by reality," Walker said, borrowing a favorite description of his state's capital, Madison.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Sherman Dreyfus has said, "Madison is 30 square miles surrounded by reality."

While he has yet to formally announce his intentions, Walker becomes the latest in a group of high-profile Republicans taking significant steps toward launching a presidential campaign. He is less known than some of his potential competitors — former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush or New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, for instance — but Republican officials say Walker is getting a second look, especially after Friday's announcement that 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney would forgo a third campaign for the White House.

Asked about Romney's decision, Walker declined to comment as he rushed to his next meeting.

"There's a lot of admiration for Walker, but the skepticism was whether he had the charisma to excite people," said Fred Malek, the Republican Governors Association's chief fundraiser, who was hosting Walker at his home Friday night after spending most of the day with him. "He certainly demonstrated in Iowa that he did."

Aides say Walker began Friday at a breakfast meeting with South Carolina state Rep. Phyllis Henderson, who recently organized a private South Carolina meet-and-greet for Christie.

Walker was also expected to sit down with two potential policy staffers — one focused on domestic issues and the other on foreign matters — who may join his campaign in waiting. Aides report that Walker has already hired a national finance director and plans to announce the hiring of a national communications director next week, but the aides declined to name them.

On Saturday he'll attend the exclusive Alfalfa Club dinner as Malek's guest.

Walker is also finishing plans to visit early voting states beyond Iowa, including New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

Despite the aggressive steps, Walker isn't expected to join the Republican presidential race formally until after his state budget is finalized around June. Walker this week said voters want the next president to be someone who hasn't served in Washington, a fresh face with a proven record.

His speech Friday made clear he sees any ties to Washington as a negative attribute. He didn't mention any of his likely rivals by name, but it was clear members of Congress were held in low regard.

"In Washington, it's this top-down, government-knows-best approach," Walker said. By contrast, Walker said his administration "took the power away from the big-government special interests."

Walker’s Wisconsin Budget Has a National Message

February 3, 2015

New York Times - Governor Scott Walker, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination, on Tuesday proposed a new spending plan for Wisconsin that relies on borrowing and spending cuts, including deep reductions to state universities, and steers clear of tax increases.

Mr. Walker called for drug testing for people applying for some public assistance; the merging of several state agencies and the elimination of 400 state jobs, some of which are vacant; and an end to a cap on students’ attending private schools with taxpayer-funded vouchers.

His proposal came as an answer to recent revenue estimates that suggested Wisconsin could fall $928 million short by mid-2017, but also as a mission statement for Republican voters beyond Wisconsin.

“Our plan will use common-sense reforms to create a government that is limited in scope and ultimately more effective, more efficient and more accountable to the public,” Mr. Walker told lawmakers and other officials in a speech in Madison, the capital.

Mr. Walker came to national prominence in 2011 largely because of his first statewide budget proposal, which relied on cuts to collective bargaining rights and increased health and pension costs for most public workers to help solve an expected budget gap. His latest proposal, which contemplates spending about $68 billion over two years starting this summer, quickly drew its share of critics, especially among those with ties to the state’s university system. But the address seemed muted compared with four years ago, when demonstrators could be heard screaming and pounding drums outside the legislative chamber as Mr. Walker spoke.

Mr. Walker’s proposal calls for cutting about $300 million, or 13 percent, in state funds from the University of Wisconsin System, which includes 13 four-year universities and enrolls some 180,000 students. Mr. Walker’s plan would also take the unusual step of removing the university system from direct state control to a “quasi-governmental” authority that could act autonomously on issues of personnel, procurement, capital projects and tuition.

As word spread in recent days that proposed cuts were coming, some in the university system expressed deep concern, likening the focus on the universities to Mr. Walker’s earlier clashes with public-sector labor unions. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Faculty Senate this week condemned the proposal. Students said they intended to organize opposition.

Mr. Walker’s proposal needs approval from the State Legislature, which is controlled in both chambers by his fellow Republicans. Some of them voiced uncertainty about Mr. Walker’s suggestion that repairs for the state’s roads be paid for, in part, by borrowing $1.3 billion over the coming years. Mr. Walker rejected suggestions that he instead call for a higher gas tax. His office said the level of new bonding would actually be the lowest for the state in a decade.

Mr. Walker, who has often cited his record of lowering income taxes during his first four years in office, proposed no significant tax increases, and said the state’s funding should allow a typical homeowner to pay less in property taxes two years from now.

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