Trump slams Walker as governor leads in early voting Iowa

Associated Press ^ | 15 minutes ago | By THOMAS BEAUMONT

[Mariner]

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump opened up a line of attack Saturday on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, accusing the leader in recent polls in Iowa of running his neighboring state into financial trouble.

It's the latest broadside against a rival of the outspoken New York billionaire. Last week, Trump went after South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for calling him a "jackass." The New York businessman has characterized other candidates as unfit for the office and said the party's 2008 nominee, Sen. John McCain, was not a war hero in spite of his years as a prisoner in Vietnam.

Spurred on by a raucous audience of more than 1,000 at a central Iowa high school, Trump said Walker has an advantage in Iowa because he's from a neighboring state but that the edge is undeserved because Walker has mismanaged Wisconsin's budget.

[Mariner]

Trump taking Walker's se3minal achievement and peeing on it.

Wasn't Walker fairly warned?

[Menthops]

Go, Trump, Go!!!

[RoosterRedux]

Trump slammed Walker for his early support for Common Core...saying that the children/students in Iowa should be educated by Iowans not politicians in DC.

The crowd ate it up.

[gorush]

It looks like Walker has lost Dennis Rodman’s vote...
http://www.channel3000.com/news/politics/dennis-rodman-endorses-trump-for-president/34342356

[MaxMax]

of running his neighboring state into financial trouble.

So freaking what? Walker isn't Governor of his "Neighboring State", Donna.

Trump is wearing thin on his antics.

[hoosiermama]

Fyi

[Mariner]

Trump faulted Walker, popular for stripping public employees of many of their collective bargaining rights, for falling short of budget projections and changing his position on Common Core education standards. The voluntary state-based benchmarks for achievement in math, reading and language arts are unpopular among a segment of conservatives who view them, if incorrectly, as a federally mandated curriculum.

[SharpRightTurn]

Has Walker attached Trump and I missed it? Or is this a preemptive strike?

[datura]

Common Core is indoctrination, hiding behind “standards”. The fine print is exactly what the Communist Party has dreamed of in our schools for years.

[hoosiermama]

The crowd ate well. Trump hosts picnic too
“Before Trump arrived at the event, hundreds lined the sidewalk in front of the high school. At the end was a catered picnic lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, chips and cold drinks.”

[Dr. Sivana]

Wisconsin isn't really a "neighbor" of Iowa. They only touch on one corner (Dubuque) which is 100 miles away from Madison. Des Moines is about 300 miles from Milwaukee and Madison. Moreover, culturally has more in common with Nebraska and Kansas than with Wisconsin. Wisconisn has dairy, but not a whole lot of corn. Wisconsin has Kohler small engines, Harley Davidson and Johnson Wax. Madison has a lot of big programming firms. Iowa doesn't.

It is true that Walker has a shorter flight to Des Moines than Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz, but that's about it.

[datura]

“Referring to a Walker supporter’s comment that Trump was a “dumb-dumb”, Trump said: “Today I read this horrible statement from a fundraiser about Trump, and I said, ‘Oh finally, I can attack, finally.”

[kabar]

Here comes Dumb-Dumb,

[hoosiermama]

Yes main financier called him a dumb dumb. Trump gave him an opportunity to call it back Walked didn’t so ...

[Dr. Sivana]

Has Walker attached Trump and I missed it?

One of his fund-raisers did (called Trump "DumDum"). That's about all I have heard. I don't see Walker himself getting distracted or drawn in by this. It's not his style.

[gwjack]

I think Walker released a press release (probably by a rogue,staffer) that called Trump “dumbdumb.” It doesn’t pay to call names. My Mother taught me that many years ago. Criticizing stands on issues is one thing - making personal attacks is childish.

[Chgogal]

No, Walker and one of his big sugar daddy attacked Trump. Get a clue Repubs. Do not attack The Donald. He uses brass knuckles.

[Mariner]

Trump gave Walker plenty of opportunity to play for second place.

Walker seems to have declined that offer.

[kabar]

WSJ : Trump Manager Calls on Walker to Apologize for Insult

“A fundraiser for Scott Walker’s presidential campaign called Donald Trump ‘DumbDumb’ in a fundraising invitation and said electing the New York developer would be ‘a total and complete disaster for the country.’ …

“Mr. Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, predicted Mr. Walker will not stand for his supporters questioning Mr. Trump’s intellect.

“’Gov. Walker is a good guy and he would not condone such type of negative thinking about the leading presidential candidate in the GOP field,’ Mr. Lewandowski said. ‘I’m sure he will quickly denounce Mr. Slayton and his rhetoric.”

“The Walker campaign did not comment on Mr. Slayton’s remark

[WHBates]

Trump faulted Walker, popular for stripping public employees of many of their collective bargaining rights

I guess Trump removed himself from any list I had. Good They are self eliminating, that makes the decision easier.