Is Scott Walker Unstoppable?

American Thinker ^ | Bruce Walkder

[Obadiah]

Bwahahahahaha....

[kevkrom]

There is no such thing as “unstoppable”. Remember, this same chattering class thought the 2008 election was going to be a nail-biter between Hillary and Rudy. How’d that turn out, again?

However, Walker might not be the ideal conservative candidate (flip-floppiness on amnesty and ethanol are.... worrisome, to say the least), but I’d say he really ought to be considered the early favorite. He’s clearly a winner - something the GOP desperately needs - and he’s shown a determination to get key policies implemented in the face of heavy opposition and media pressure - something conservatives should be licking their chops over.

But invincible? No, not even close. Heck, the establishment wing is still trying to find a viable alternative (settling on Rubio?) and he’ll face pressure from the right. And there’s always a chance for a major unforced error, especially with a hostile media ready to turn any little thing, real or imagined, into a major scandal.

[C. Edmund Wright]

Rubio is not firmly in the establishment camp nor the base camp IMO. He’s got his amnesty problem of course - and others, but he’s far better than most estabs on most issues.

And let’s not forget this: if he hadn’t shown what is possible with his total defeat of Charlie Crist - unknowns like Mike Lee and Ted Cruz might not have even run two years later. I’m no Rubio guy, and he ticked me off with his Guiliani comments recently, but he’s not McCain or Graham or McConnell.

[Servant of the Cross]

It used to be that words like "unstoppable" and "inevitable" weren't used until at least after Iowa or New Hampshire (which also was laughably premature), but now these words are being used almost 20 months in advance of the POTUS election?!

Makes me think of the title of a book that a friend wrote ... WTF

[C. Edmund Wright]

And if I recall correctly even Donald Trump was leading in the polls a time or two as well. And don't forget that polls in Iowa in February and March of 2011 were showing Huckabee in the lead.

Good catch, you are right now as I recall. So there were even more lead changes than I remembered. (this is the problem of posting before both cups of coffee have taken effect...:)

[Alas Babylon!]

So who is in charge of deeming someone freakin unelectable??????

I am.

Here's my list.

Freakin unelectable:
Jeb Bush
Mitt Romney
Chris Christie
John McCain
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump
Linda Graham
Lamar Alexander

I'd hold my nose and vote for:

Newt Gingrich
Marco Rubio
Rick Perry
Bobby Jindal

I'd enthusiastically vote for:

Sarah Palin
Scott Walker
Ted Cruz

[C. Edmund Wright]

Makes me think of the title of a book that a friend wrote ... WTF

HAH, indeed. That book does chronicle all the ups and downs just from late winter of 2011(which would be 8-9 months from now) through Florida. And there were tons.

[Alas Babylon!]

Your list is better than mine!

[Tamzee]

Our biased, partisan media has proven to me time and time again that they can stop ANYBODY, once they put their mind to it.

That's one of the reasons I like Walker so much. Our candidates face a massively uphill battle against the biased press. But in Walker's case, the press and left-wing have desperately tried to destroy for him for years with no luck. He's been through their absolute worst with them digging through every atom of his past and present and they can't even find enough to blow smoke other than "he never finished college" and "he doesn't care about global warming" and "he hurts unions".

[Buckeye McFrog]

Once they can find a comedian who can effectively impersonate him on Saturday Night Live, he’s toast.

[Crazieman]

You have a good list

[Servant of the Cross]

I agree with your list. You have properly placed Trump and Santorum as unelectable, and excluded Paul and Carson completely. Much better.

[arthurus]

Scott Walker has not yet met the Bush $$mear machine yet. If he can maintain his bearing and humor when that gets cranked up then I think he is in for the duration.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Ha! Cruz? Too polarizing?

Their heroine Hillary is the most polarizing candidate I’ve ever seen in my life.

[arthurus]

Jeb’s a liberal republican, and none of us will vote for him

The RNC votes for him. The Chamber of Commerce votes for him. That is just shy of the Majority needed to win the primaries. It is more than enough if the Conservatives are not weeded down to one by the second set of primaries.

[ScottinVA]

Though I’m a bit more aligned with Cruz’ thinking, Walker has a proven record of not only reaching a broader spectrum of voters with a conservative agenda, he has a proven record of kicking democrats’ asses in a state that hasn’t voted R since 1988.

[nikos1121]

I think you need our candidates out there to beat up on Hillary. Carla Fiorina is perfect attack dog for that, as is Ben Carson. I see no reason for us to coalesce around anyone until Hillary or someone commits.

[arthurus]

Cruze and Walker are probably the only ones who can go the whole primary season without apologizing for something or explaining something. Either slip dooms a Republican. That’s why Democrats never apologize, even when they are “apologizing” for something.

[ScottinVA]

But in Walker's case, the press and left-wing have desperately tried to destroy for him for years with no luck.

Exactly... and do you also get the sense Walker thrives on fighting an uphill battle? And as for "he never finished college" and "he doesn't care about global warming" and "he hurts unions" ... I think there's a deep strain of American voters who embrace those as positive qualities.

[ScottinVA]

Carla Fiorina is perfect attack dog for that

I could see Carly Fiorina as a strong VP choice.