Walker pitches 'comeback.' Actually, reprieve needed
Talk about being off-message. Or not having one.
Why would a Governor in office who's run a one-party state for almost seven years now be talking "comeback" in his third-term pitch?
* The workforce pain emanating from his broken, signature pledge to create 250,000 new private-sector jobs?
* The departure of central Wisconsin paper production, shuttered meat-packing lines in Madison, lost Harley-Davidson work in Milwaukee, heavy manufacturing shut-downs in South Milwaukee and Manitowoc, and more on his watch?
* The loss Walker engineered from Milwaukee to Madison of family-supporting Amtrak construction work, plus his wipe out of train assembly and repair paychecks in Milwaukee's central city - - detailed post, here - - and more job he blocked by refusing available federal funding for broadband and health care services statewide?
*The income-slashing, public-union crushing Act 10, and 'right-to-work' legislation, and additional laws reducing pay on public works projects - - so he's cut white and blue collar take-home pay across the board - - and also has flatly refused to raise by even a penny the minimum wage in Wisconsin he's frozen at the rock-bottom, federally-mandated level of $7.25/hour?
So somewhere in his subconsciousness, truth is trying to break out.
Why would a Governor in office who's run a one-party state for almost seven years now be talking "comeback" in his third-term pitch?
“We want everyone to share in the Wisconsin comeback,” he told his supporters. “Looking ahead we want a state where we see household income going up …Comeback from his two terms in office? Better an escape and reprieve from:
* The workforce pain emanating from his broken, signature pledge to create 250,000 new private-sector jobs?
* The departure of central Wisconsin paper production, shuttered meat-packing lines in Madison, lost Harley-Davidson work in Milwaukee, heavy manufacturing shut-downs in South Milwaukee and Manitowoc, and more on his watch?
* The loss Walker engineered from Milwaukee to Madison of family-supporting Amtrak construction work, plus his wipe out of train assembly and repair paychecks in Milwaukee's central city - - detailed post, here - - and more job he blocked by refusing available federal funding for broadband and health care services statewide?
*The income-slashing, public-union crushing Act 10, and 'right-to-work' legislation, and additional laws reducing pay on public works projects - - so he's cut white and blue collar take-home pay across the board - - and also has flatly refused to raise by even a penny the minimum wage in Wisconsin he's frozen at the rock-bottom, federally-mandated level of $7.25/hour?
So somewhere in his subconsciousness, truth is trying to break out.
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Walker seriously has nothing to run on at this point. All he can sell is "things will be better", which indicts his lousy record. Foxconn is a political loser, and so is trickle-down. It's been a brutal campaign roll-out for Scotty.
With that in mind, I expect full-out race-baiting and negative campaigning from Walker for 2018. It's all he and the GOP's got at this point.
The come-up-with-back-loaded-excuses governor.
What with Wanker declaring his candidacy, it's time for those campaign posters to be used once again: [1] [2] [3]
How can you come back if you haven't been anywhere?
... and some more posters related to money: [4] [5] [6]
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