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MILWAUKEE Republican Gov. Scott Walker dropped out the presidential race before the first contest of 2016, but his influence is still being felt in his home state primary contest.Analysts say one reason anti-establishment candidate Donald Trump is trailing in Wisconsins polls is the strong bond Republican voters here feel with their elected leaders. That bond was forged during the 13 state senate and two statewide recall elections since Walker and the Republicans won the State Capitol in 2010. We have an electorate that is savvy, that is engaged, that is informed. Wisconsin talk radio host Charlie Sykes We have been through the wars, we have the scars to prove it, said Charlie Sykes, an influentia stanley cup l conservative radio talk show host who is rallying his listeners to vote for Sen. Ted Cruz in an effort to stop Trump. There was a period back in 2012 where I think we had an election every six weeks. We have an electorate that is savvy, that is engaged, that is informed.Charles Franklin, the director of the respected Marquette Law School Poll, says the tumultuous 2011 State Capitol protests over Walker move to limit collective bargaining with most public employee unions rallied Republicans around him. It means we have a more unified Republican Party, he says.As a result, Sykes and Franklin say, the endorsement of Sen. Te stanley cup d Cruz stanley cup by Walker who, the Marquette Poll foun Hfnp WATCH: Biden, Northam speak as Virginia lifts COVID restrictions
NASHUA, N.H. Republican presidential candidates and hopefuls were in New Hampshire this weekend for a party conference, the first gathering of its kind this year in the first-in-the-nation primary state. Politicians already in the 2016 race or considering a run gave speeches, answered questions from voters and reporters and tested their campaign skills in stops across the state. Some things to know about the state of the race:FUTURE IS WIDE OPENOne thing is clear after 20 presidential prospects campaigned in New Hampshire this weekend: crocs The 2016 Republican primary contest is wide open. The establishment favorite, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, continues to struggle with his party base; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio proved they deserve serious consideration; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie flashed extraordinary political skil adidas campus ls and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul continued his push to create a new coalition. Several others with impressive resumes Ohio Gov. Joh stanley cup n Kasich among them were also on hand, fighting to emerge.LOSING THE PRIMARY TO WIN THE GENERAL Bush said he had an I ;m-not-kidding conservative record as Florida governor, but he did little to convince skeptical Republicans of his conservative bona fides this past weekend. He called on world leaders to address climate change, endorsed a pathway to legal status for immigrants in the country illegally and refused to back away from h |
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