Friday, November 17, 2017

Walker's record unmasks faux fears of outside donations

I'm still laughing over Scott Walker's bogus fretting (read: 'Send Money!) about having to run for re-election against out-of-state money:
Walker says he fears "outside money."
You might as well have Trump worrying that Russians might help his next opponent.

Throw a few of Walker's words into Google, and the truth emerges.

A few examples:

*  Read about the thirteen out-of-state billionaires who wrote him big checks for the recall campaign. From 6/5/12:
Scott Walker's Big Money Backers Include 13 Out-Of-State Billionaires
If Scott Walker wins Tuesday's recall election, he'll have 14 of America's richest people to thank.
Wisconsin's Governor has out-raised opponent Tom Barrett, the Mayor of Milwaukee, by almost 8 to one: $30.5 million to Barrett's $3.9 million. Of that huge haul, $1.68 million -- or, almost half Barrett's total -- came from 14 members of the Forbes billionaires list, all but one of whom live outside Wisconsin. 
*  More details about the out-of-state donors who dominate Walker's list. From 9/19/2014 :
Who's paying for the fight for Wisconsin Governor?
Big-money donors make up a hefty portion of Walker's top supporters, many of whom are from out of state. Burke, on the other hand, has had fewer big-money donors. In Wisconsin, individual donations are capped at $10,000. 
* And another accounting about his out-of-state donor strength. From 2/11/2015
To Understand Scott Walker's Strength, Look at His Donors
Mr. Walker’s list displays a cross section of stalwart Republican donors, from Texas energy company executives to the chief executives of Midwestern financial services companies. He received $1.9 million from California donors in 2012, and at least $1 million from donors in Florida, Texas, Illinois and New York that year, records from Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board show. 
 

3 comments:

Jake formerly of the LP said...

Always projection with GOPs. Every damn time.

All Walker has left is the "whiny victim" act. He can't run on his record or as a check on the Black Man in the White House, so expect a massively negative, whiny campaign from this slug.

Anonymous said...

He will also use something along the lines of we are moving forward, keep up the momentum by re-electing GOP.

Golden Eagles said...

And of course his “ commmon sense reforms “ phrase. When will the opposition party challenge this bull roar manipulating phrase.
What do you mean by common sense reform Governor?