Scott Walker Is Already Making Excuses For His Potential Defeat In Wisconsin

[Liberal_in_LA]

Republican Gov. Scott Walker is making excuses for his potential defeat in Wisconsin before the votes are even counted. Walker is falsely claiming that he is being outspent by Democrats.

Walker complained to Politico that the Chris Christie run Republican Governors Association isn’t spending enough on his reelection campaign,

It’s TV spending, Walker emphasized, where national Republicans can make the biggest difference. So far, he said, the out-of-state effort on his behalf “pales in comparison” to what his coalition of foes have spent on the other side.

“I’m hopeful that, just as they have in the past, at least some of the national governors associations have come in and helped,” Walker said. “We can’t coordinate [spending with outside groups] in this state, so we have to see it once it’s up on the air. But they did in 2010 and 2012 and I’m hopeful — I believe they will again this time.”

The Washington Post checked into Walker’s claim and found out the governor was not telling the truth, “The RGA has, in fact, spent a boatload of money on Walker’s behalf, including $5.2 million during his 2010 run for office, $8.9 million during his 2012 recall, and $8 million so far this year. In the last few weeks, the RGA has committed an additional $1.3 million to advertisements. And so far, Republicans are actually outspending, and out-advertising, Democrats on the air.”

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/27/scott-walker-making-excuses-potential-defeat-wisconsin.html

[hobbit709]

1. Of course he wasn't telling the truth. His lips were moving, weren't they?

[bigwillq]

2. I hope Walker loses. On Wisconsin!

[Half-Century Man]

3. In order to keep his delusions about a presidency alive.

He needs some sort of plausible justification for getting his ass kicked. One wonders what He will spin on the witness stand at some fairly likely period in the future.

[blkmusclmachine]

4. Get out and vote and make it so across the nation -- or the Republicans will kill everybody.

[bmac19gg]

5. soft cap, hard cap, tax the middle

Soft cap all campaign spending, all of it, including the "paid for by friends of blah" ads. Anything over that soft cap is subject to a campaign paid tax of, oh I don't know, 75%. Revenue from that goes directly to a college fund or something else beneficial to the public in that district/state/whatever. Then set a hard cap on all spending, an outright dollar figure that if you breach by one penny you are withdrawn from the race.

The money these people spend on elections is a disgusting waste eclipsed only by the fact these politicians get into officer and then tell us they cant do what they promised because they cant find the money.

[UTUSN]

6. R#3 & K for, bwah-HAH!1 Make it so!1 n/t

[Gothmog]

7. Walker was counting on voter id to steal this election

[HereSince1628]

8. The appeal to sympathy is a common campaign ploy but this looks special

With a complaint now filed with the IRS it seems Scotty has suddenly acquired the need of an appearance of not coordinating with outside groups.

http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/complaint-wisconsin-club-for-growth-violated-irs-rules/article_efc5334b-8272-5577-bbb9-8a5d02280fa7.html

[TBF]

9. He has run Wisconsin into the ground -

besides being a complete asshole he just hasn't delivered in terms of jobs.