Regardless of how this turns out, I find Walker's candidacy much more intriguing now that he has staked out a position on immigration well to the right of the pack. This kind of ploy is something we expect from a headline grabber and red stater like Cruz, not the mild-mannered governor of a Midwestern swing state. At the same time, in electoral vote terms, this is the policy plank that could win the GOP a broad swathe of the Midwestern blue collar vote, and therefore the electoral votes of those Rust Belt states that went for Obama in 2008 and 2012, thereby putting Walker over the top. If he wins the GOP nomination.
>>At the same time, in electoral vote terms, this is the policy plank that could win the GOP a broad swathe of the Midwestern blue collar vote,....<<
I realize you’re addressing the issue of the electoral votes, but I think this is the policy plank that could win over a lot of Independents and disaffected Democrats who’ve also become discouraged by the flood of illegals into this country, and who also think American wages are being depressed by that very flood.
In one stroke, Governor Walker has shown the GOP an effective in-road into some traditional Democrat constituencies, including even legal immigrants, union members, and blacks if he handles the next steps well. After all, each of those groups face the same downward pressure on wages that extensive illegal immigration causes. If he, in conjunction with this, tries to convince black families that they are better off with jobs paying higher wages than being trapped in a vicious welfare cycle, who knows, maybe there’s even hope there?
Beats beating Hillary up on a daily basis at any rate....