Posted on 04/20/2015 11:35:15 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
In results that were stunning for several reasons, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the runaway winner in a "straw poll" of Republican presidential favorites at Pennsylvania’s largest-ever gathering of conservatives, the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, on Friday and Saturday.
With the "straw ballots" counted and released on Saturday, Walker was an easy winner with 91 votes, followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz with 58 votes. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum was third with 56 votes.
Since the first PLC back in 1989, the group has become the most-attended and most-watched conclave of conservatives in the Keystone State. Fueled by the recent campaigns of conservative Sen. Pat Toomey(R.-Pa.)and by the rise of the "tea party movement" over the past five years, the 2015 PLC attracted a record 700-plus participants...
Walker’s showing among this group was particularly impressive in that many PLC participants freely acknowledged to Newsmax that they had never met the governor but admired him tremendously for successfully standing up to organized labor over reform of pensions and healthcare for public employees.
Recalling former Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s defeat last fall at the hands of Democrat Tom Wolf,a Western Pennsylvania public relations woman and conservative activist told Newsmax:"Gov. Corbett missed his Scott Walker opportunity by never pursuing pension and healthcare reform the way they did in Wisconsin. That would have rallied the grass roots in Pennsylvania and possibly saved him."
Lowman Henry,president of the Pennsylvania Leadership Council,agreed. As he told Newsmax after the straw vote, "Gov. Walker has strong appeal to Pennsylvania conservatives, as we are engaged in the same battles against oppression by labor bosses as he faced in Wisconsin. He has proven his willingness to fight, has won major policy victories, and survived the wrath of the radical left. He is a proven leader, and that is winning him a lot of support here.".........
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
I have explained the truth regarding Walkers conversion on Illegal Immigration. Since when is speaking the truth like Alinsky, a sign of loving Obama, or a sign of being against God?
Can you answer this?
Someone pointing out what asses you are being and beseeching you to stop, is a “signal flare”?
The number of people here, in a place that should know better, who complain there is no caviar in their Army rations is stunning.
I have spoken the truth on this thread.
If you can’t handle it, you’re on the wrong thread.
Alinsky would portray a wrongdoing as forever. That’s how.
I am handling “it” (your lame claims of relevancy) by speaking the truth to you.
Anyone can see that, and no one needs another explanation. You're just reverting to your standard set of insults to prevent people from seeing what you said, and you said it plainly.
You trust neither Cruz or Walker.
Maybe you should put all your weight behind Ron Paul now, or Eternal Vigilance, or heck, any other candidate that is never going to disappoint you.
Wouldn't that be more honest?
I have spoken the truth. This in your estimation is me being an enemy of God.
Now, it could be termed me being an enemy of Scott’s candidacy. Of course that’s only if you truly haven’t made Scott your god. In that case, I guess you could loosely term me being against your god.
It wouldn’t be against the Christian God.
Insanity rules. Good night.
He never spoke French in the home yet was fluent with Mamere and others of the family
Dad was so happy to be a white guy in the USA, he ASSIMILATED and never attempted French or Canadian culture into our life
Cruzin'
Sadly, I have to agree. Look at this thread and the desperation to mischaracterize the guy on Immigration.
I have listed his then and now views. That isn’t the issue. The issue is that I’m not being fair by mentioning his change of mind.
I’m the issue. What Scott stood for then and now? Hey that doesn’t matter.
Actually nobody should be talking in terms of “trusting Cruz” or “trusting Walker.”
We should be talking in terms of “trusting God to do something great with Cruz and/or Walker, late-learning flaws and all.” Even if that is to usher in someone who is hypothetically better, and just having the two in the race has elevated the race’s aspirations at this crucial juncture, it certain is not known yet.
Some people are so fixated on the earthly they cannot see the heavenly writing in large letters upon it.
Yes it is against the Christian God.
Is it you view that it doesn’t matter what SCott’s views were for 15 years?
All that maters is what he says now?
I wouldn’t buy that sort of thing from Bush, McCain, Romney, another Bush, or Scott Walker.
You’re trying too hard. You look silly trotting out Alinksky. It makes you look ludicrous and desperate.
No you’re not. You don’t even address the subject. You address my actions for telling the truth.
You even admitted it when you called me Alinsky for not forgiving Scott’s past policy on Illegal Immigration.
You’re being unfair by insinuating (or more) his change of mind is not principled or genuine.
The old story of the man asking for God’s help in a flood who was offered a mud truck, a boat, and a helicopter and refused them all in favor of some self glorifying miracle that never came, is apt here.
You have trouble with once, let alone seventy times seven.
You need to work on that before the Lord.
I made my statement, and didn’t change it or walk away from it. That’s rather straight forward. What’s so hard for you to grasp? You try to play the Snarky Game, but you can’t pull it off. You never have been able to.
You waste your time. You waste my time. Your posts don’t even make sense.
If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.
Thanks!
Thanks Cincinatus' Wife
I believe you are now a part of the Homosexual community. Your talking points
and personal attacks mirror what we've been reading in the comments on sites talking
about Pizza and Cakes.
You are a disgusting hack who does not deserve the moniker of Conservative
and you should leave to re-evaluate your drunken rants against anybody
but Walker.
Now, you called me and everybody else "Asses" Quote:
Someone pointing out what asses you are being and
beseeching you to stop, is a “signal flare
Let me ask you a couple questions:
(1.) Do you support the most Conservative candidate?
(2.) Will attacking others to support your candidate, work?
(3.)
I'll let you fill out (3.) yourself.
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