Scott Walker's presidential ambitions make the New York Times' front page

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Wisconsin's gubernatorial election is once again in the national spotlight, with a front-page story in Monday's New York Times.

The Times' article frames the race in the context of the 2016 presidential election. The headline states the stakes plainly: "Before Bigger Stage, Walker Must Win Wisconsin."

"Mr. Walker’s day job is not all that is at stake," reporter Monica Davey wrote of the tight race. "His currency as a presidential contender will surely vanish if he cannot win a second term as the governor of Wisconsin."

No longer buoyed by the GOP wave of 2010 or the attention that immediately followed his 2012 recall survival, victory is not a certainty for the governor. He enjoyed a brief five-point lead after months of polls showing a tied race against Democratic challenger Mary Burke, but last week's Marquette University Law School poll put the candidates back in a dead heat.

"So intense is the fight that the governor, who defined himself by clashing with labor unions, is pressing to get his political base to the polls. In a state that twice has picked Barack Obama, Mr. Walker might have pursued a more centrist strategy. Instead, he is talking tough, as he did the other day here in Green Bay, pacing around a truck garage, laying out his plan to drug test people seeking food stamps or unemployment benefits," the article said

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1. Walker's being considered a Republican POTUS candidate is evidence of just how bankrupt they are.

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2. This election really is a two-fer. We can kill two zombies with one shot.