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All these attacks are being done to drive money away from a Walker campaign. If they can do that, it will make it hard for him to compete. They do not want Walker leading the GOP ticket - the contrast with Hillary or Warner would make him the next president.

Nate Cohn at the NYT see's Walker's strength [then counsels him to dispel questions about his fumbles]. I would never take advice from a liberal.

Political Calculus: A Fumble and Some Punts: Attention Turns to Scott Walker the Campaigner ".......My review of Mr. Walker’s television advertisements; debates; newspaper and television interviews; and speeches shows that he can be a candidate who deftly deflects and reframes tough questions. On that basis, it seems right to assume that Mr. Walker is less prone to an implosion than past Republicans who have surged in the polls, like Rick Perry, the former Texas governor. As I’ve mulled his chances over the last few years, my main question has been whether Mr. Walker would break out, not whether he could sustain momentum.

I asked Charles Franklin, a professor at Marquette University Law School in Wisconsin and director of the Marquette Law School poll, what his experience watching Mr. Walker over the last four years suggested about his mettle as a presidential candidate. He said Mr. Walker was “capable” and “very tactical,” someone who “thrives with a Democratic opponent and can do as well with Republicans.” His electoral record is certainly consistent with that view.

Nonetheless...."