“Hillary Clinton is such a bad candidate … it makes it very easy to unify behind the need to defeat her”, said 3rd District GOP chairman Brian Westrate.
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Walker says it’s hard to be the candidate that you need to be to win, if you’re still in office.
“I’m already halfway there”, Vos said of his support for Trump, “because I am definitely not for Hillary Clinton, and once you have only two choices … the choice really is pretty clear between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton”. “So if I run in 2018 again, I would fulfill my term”. Ever since he dropped out about a year ago, his approval ratings in Wisconsin have been around 40 percent, the lowest of his 5½ years in office. “With only 38% of voters approving of the Governor’s job performance, Walker might want to focus on the issues in his own backyard rather than buttering up Iowa voters and playing presidential politics”.
Walker has been a reluctant supporter of Trump, having urged his defeat after dropping out of the presidential race in September and endorsing Texas Sen. “Don’t talk about other Republicans, don’t talk about other people, talk about the contrast between him and Hillary”. Ted Cruz in Wisconsin’s primary, which Cruz won.
To Republicans unhappy with Trump and withholding their support, Mobley said it’s time for them to get on board.
Walker, like fellow Wisconsin native House Speaker Paul Ryan, has also criticized comments Trump has made during the campaign.
“The overall theme is going to be America deserves better” than Clinton, Walker said. “Whether you agree or disagree, it’s hard to ignore the fact that for a lot of Americans his candor.is appealing”, said Walker.
Pence, the Republican governor of IN, was named Trump’s running mate Friday.
Donald Trump delegate Van Mobley, the Thiensville village president, predicts the presumptive Republican nominee will carry Wisconsin, and win the general election in November.
Jim Kirkpatrick, a former Quad-Citian, may be a prime example for how Mike Pence helps Donald Trump this election with the GOP rank and file.
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Pocan, who took part in congressional Democrats’ almost 26-hour sit-in on the floor of the House last month, said more activities like that should be held if Republicans do not act on “common sense” measures to reduce gun violence.
