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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Have they asked him ANYTHING about his vision for running this country if he does run for the Presidency, or is the only thing that matters for a potential candidate is what they think of Obama?


2 posted on 02/24/2015 10:29:10 AM PST by 5thGenTexan
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http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/02/walker-breaks-out-in-national-gop-race.html

2-24-2014: “PPP’s newest national Republican poll finds a clear leader in the race for the first time: Scott Walker is at 25% to 18% for Ben Carson, 17% for Jeb Bush, and 10% for Mike Huckabee. Rounding out the field of contenders are Chris Christie and Ted Cruz at 5%, Rand Paul at 4%, and Rick Perry and Marco Rubio at 3%.

Walker has more than doubled his support since his 11% standing on our January national poll, and Carson has moved up 3 points. Bush, Huckabee, Paul, and Perry have largely stayed in place while Cruz has dropped 4 points and Christie has dropped 2 points.

Walker is climbing fast in the polling because of his appeal to the most conservative elements of the Republican electorate. Among ‘very conservative’ voters he leads with 37% to 19% for Carson, 12% for Bush, and 11% for Huckabee. Bush has a similarly large lead over Walker with moderates at 34/12...the problem for Bush though is that there are two times more GOP primary voters who identify as ‘very conservative’ than there are ones who identify as moderates.

Bush is really struggling with conservative voters. Among ‘very conservative’ voters on this poll, just 37% rate Bush favorably to 43% with an unfavorable opinion. By comparison Carson is at 73/2, Walker at 68/3, and Cruz at 68/8 with those folks.

You can really see the divide between Walker and Bush’s support on issues like global warming and evolution. Among primary voters who believe in global warming 37% support Bush to only 2% who favor Walker. The problem for him is that only 25% of GOP voters say they do believe in global warming- and among the 66% who don’t Walker has the 35/10 advantage over Bush. It’s a similar story on evolution. Among voters who believe in evolution Walker and Bush run pretty much even at 24/23. But that’s just 37% of primary voters, and with the other 49% of them who don’t believe in it Walker has a substantial advantage over Bush at 28/13.

The struggles Bush is having with some Republican primary voters don’t seem to have anything to do with his brother’s legacy. George W. Bush has a 74/21 favorability rating with them, and the closest any of this year’s candidates get to that is a 56% favorability for Mike Huckabee. And the former President has plenty of credibility with conservatives- among those rating themselves as ‘very conservative’ his favorability is 81/14 compared to his brother’s 37/43. It’s Jeb’s record on certain issues rather than his last name that is causing his issues.”..........


27 posted on 02/24/2015 10:50:16 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: 5thGenTexan
"what they think of Obama"

For lib media members all that matters in any political discussion is how it affects Obama's reputation. Doesn't matter if what the accuser says about Obama is true or not, the chief concern of all lib media members is to absolve King Barack of any wrongdoing.

You can bet a hypocritical skunk like Milbank never concerned himself with protecting Bush II's reputation when he was slandered daily by assorted libs and leftists during his presidency. Then it was just speaking truth to power.

35 posted on 02/24/2015 11:02:43 AM PST by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: 5thGenTexan
Have they asked him ANYTHING about his vision for running this country

That's the point. As long as they are asking him something else and creating imaginary side-tracks they don't have to ask him anything about his vision. This will continue until he is either no longer a candidate, or if he is a candidate, the Compost can say that Walker never articulated a vision, hence is he is not qualified to be President.

41 posted on 02/24/2015 11:06:13 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (#JuSuisCharlesMartel)
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