Posted on 06/12/2015 11:50:38 AM PDT by GIdget2004
In an address to major donors gathered here, Scott Walker who has wrangled with some in the Republican Partys evangelical wing urged the GOP to focus on fiscal and economic issues, rather than social ones, in the 2016 election.
During a question-and-answer session following a speech at Mitt Romneys E2 Summit, Walker was asked by an attendee how the party can avoid locking itself into a divisive war over social issues, as it has done in the past.
Walker, whose presentation lasted in total around 4o minutes, stressed that he counted himself a social conservative, but called it a great question. He noted that, when running for governor in 2010, a time when the state was dominated on the statewide level by Democrats, he focused like a laser on economic matters but said little about social ones.
We said that if were going to win, weve got to focus on two things the economic and fiscal crises facing our state and our country. We were so disciplined on message it was almost over the top. If you asked me anything Id say the same answer.
He added, It doesnt mean running from [social] issues, it means putting it in the right context because you dont want to insult people who care about those issues no matter where they stand. But make it clear that thats the higher priority.
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Bingo!!!!!
We have a winner!!!!!!!!
So you are another one of those anti-conservatives that thinks that mocks conservatives as only being Santorum supporters?
You sure are reinforcing this statement from him, and in a way that doesn’t help him.
LMAO! I know you're attacking, but that's a good one anyway.
You’re not worth my time, Ansel. Find another mission.
Are you looking for a president or a messiah?
Since he is running for Cesar, that makes sense.
LOL! Actually I’m serious. FR is not the place to diss on social issues.
LOL, you are really demonstrating an ugliness that doesn’t help your candidate.
If you are what passes for a Walker supporter, I can tell you that, you aren’t helping him.
I have a tee shirt with a pic of Reagan and a quote, “The best social program is a job”. When I wear it out, I get a lot of positive comments.
You have it completely reversed, social liberalism creates the liberal voters and dependent, amoral voters, that make conservatives economics and limited government, impossible.
Social liberalism breaks societies and people, and they become voters who only think of themselves and their short term wants.
They also will answer, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you? 45 He will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me. 46 Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.
I'm looking for a President who is righteous.
Recommending waiting until being in a position of governance to enact a conservative social agenda is “dissing social issues?” Interesting.
“If you are what passes for a Walker supporter, I can tell you that, you arent helping him.”
LMAO!! This, coming from the guy who bristles wildly at any notion Sarah Palin is unelectable to the presidency. Got it.
If you want a truthful answer,
Broke
About 45,000,000 million of them would have been on welfare and voting for Democrats.
Oh quit trying to pick a fight. Its Friday. :-)
LOL, this is fantastic, as you rage at the conservatives, and attack them as all being Santorum supporters since they are social conservatives, now you want to start attacking Governor Palin.
You come off as either the most idiotic Walker supporter ever, or as a secret, anti-Walker troll, trying to make everyone dislike him.
“hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison”
Fixing the economy would do a lot more for those people than focusing on abortion and gay marriage. Not that Walker is for either of those things, but we’re talking about where to focus the debate. The Democrats love to talk about those issues because it distracts from the horrible job they do on governing.
The "Media" is the biggest problem facing America. These people are monolithic in their thought processes and herd mentality. The reason we can't get traction on various issues is because everything discussed on television or made into a "news" story, goes through a filter of Liberal New York Democrat Union members before the public gets to see it.
The US media is literally the biggest censorship weapon in the world.
You are far too disconnected from reality to continue this. Have a nice day.
That is what I want in my Pastor.
The apostles weren’t part of the gov’t.
I don’t think Jesus ever thought “Caesar” was ever going to rule with his principles. He said his Kingdom was no part of this world.
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