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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on November 07, 2018, 09:46:20 pm
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‘It has been my honor to serve:’ Gov. Walker concedes governor’s race to Tony Evers
Posted 1:57 pm, November 7, 2018, by Katie DeLong and AP Wire Service, Updated at 03:10PM, November 7, 2018
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday, Nov. 7 released a statement conceding the governor’s race to Democratic challenger Tony Evers.
Walker said he called Evers on Wednesday to concede defeat. The two-term Republican incumbent had held off conceding because the race was so close, but his campaign decided Wednesday there were not enough votes in play to change the outcome.
Based on unofficial results, Evers won by about 31,000 votes.
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https://fox6now.com/2018/11/07/it-has-been-my-honor-to-serve-gov-scott-walker-concedes-governors-race-to-evers/
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...and another one bites the dust. **nononono*
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:crying:
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...and another one bites the dust. **nononono*
I would have voted for the Rat if I were there. He was offering a 10% tax cut. Scott? Not so much.
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What a shame. SCOTT WALKER was very good. What is it with democrats, always going for sleaze?
PIZZAGATE PEOPLE.
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From what I can see, he left Wisconsin better than he found it. That, if I recall, was Reagan's standard for success in his valedictory.
And like Reagan, Scott Walker is one of the good ones, conservative and sensible and civil and - most of all - effective.
I hope he sees fit to want to serve in some capacity again.
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Walker got elected on a promise to ease the tax burden and take the state out of deep debt which the previous gov., Dem Jim Doyle , had plunged the state into.
The state Dems also had a deal with the educrats/teachers union. They had a deal where the teachers didn't had to pay little or nothing for their health care/retirement adding debt to the state every year.
Walker made them pay. Within a few years the state was out of debt. Walker got industry to come in (FoxCon), and the unemployment rate is at record lows around 3 percent.
The new gov. Evers, ex state schools superintendent, will be busy raising taxes and striking deals with teachers to abolish Walker's reforms.
He is a typical Dem pol who will get more people on the dole while robbing the producers.
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The new gov. Evers, ex state schools superintendent, will be busy raising taxes and striking deals with teachers to abolish Walker's reforms.
He is a typical Dem pol who will get more people on the dole while robbing the producers.
You say that yet Evers was the only one offering a tax cut. Little odd dont'cha think?
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You say that yet Evers was the only one offering a tax cut. Little odd dont'cha think?
rat Evers promises a tax cut, Walker delivered.
"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."
We rate Walker’s statement True.
https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2018/jun/22/scott-walker/scott-walkers-big-re-election-tax-cut-tout-8-billi/ (https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2018/jun/22/scott-walker/scott-walkers-big-re-election-tax-cut-tout-8-billi/)
@Frank Cannon is lovin' him some rat and spittin' on Republicans.
Frank's gotta Frank
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rat Evers promises a tax cut, Walker delivered.
"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."
We rate Walker’s statement True.
https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2018/jun/22/scott-walker/scott-walkers-big-re-election-tax-cut-tout-8-billi/ (https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2018/jun/22/scott-walker/scott-walkers-big-re-election-tax-cut-tout-8-billi/)
@Frank Cannon is lovin' him some rat and spittin' on Republicans.
Frank's gotta Frank
Don't care who offers it. I always choose to keep my own money.
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Don't care who offers it. I always choose to keep my own money.
and you choose to believe rats.
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and you choose to believe rats.
I don't know. Walker said he could beat Trump.
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I don't know. Walker said he could beat Trump.
Humans make mistakes and fail. That doesn't make them traitors, losers, or your enemy. You make them your enemy. Today's GOP does not recognize the hard work, good judgement, and honesty of WI Republicans like Ryan, Walker, and Priebus. That would require observational and critical thinking skills. I believe the GOP is making a huge mistake abandoning principles for populism, but then I'm not a Nationalist.
Trump claimed victory after Tuesday's election...I forgot to say Congratulations @Frank Cannon you deserve your party. wink777
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You say that yet Evers was the only one offering a tax cut. Little odd dont'cha think?
When's the last time you EVER saw a dimocrat deliver on a tax cut?
Walker was a feline of a politician. With all the recalls, protests, bs, he went bust after life no. 9.
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Don't care who offers it. I always choose to keep my own money.
If you choose to believe a Democrat about taxes, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
If Evers actually cuts taxes, it will be a small cut, and he'll make up for doing other things that raises taxes in other areas and increases the state debt. That's what Dems here in Wisconsin have always done. He is ready to raise the state gas tax appreciably. That would effectively negate any tax cuts he promised to certain voters.
He is also in favor of allowing illegals to vote and drive. In short, a typical liberal.
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Humans make mistakes and fail. That doesn't make them traitors, losers, or your enemy. You make them your enemy. Today's GOP does not recognize the hard work, good judgement, and honesty of WI Republicans like Ryan, Walker, and Priebus. That would require observational and critical thinking skills. I believe the GOP is making a huge mistake abandoning principles for populism, but then I'm not a Nationalist.
Trump claimed victory after Tuesday's election...I forgot to say Congratulations @Frank Cannon you deserve your party. wink777
"I believe the GOP is making a huge mistake abandoning principles for populism, but then I'm not a Nationalist."
You are 100% correct.
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Today's GOP does not recognize the hard work, good judgement, and honesty of WI Republicans like Ryan, Walker, and Priebus. That would require observational and critical thinking skills. I believe the GOP is making a huge mistake abandoning principles for populism, but then I'm not a Nationalist.
I agree, @Once-Ler. With Trump, we're making a deal with the devil, and appealing to voters who reject Reagan's vision of the shining city. They may pay lip-service to American exceptionalism, but it's a variety that is closed to outsiders and fearful of the strength of our own culture, which is NOT "white" culture but rather a culture of big-sky opportunity for anyone with ambition and a tolerance for liberty.
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Everyone is here going on about the great Scott Walker and how no one should believe the Rat for offering a 10% tax cut. Not once has anyone expalined why the Rat was the only one discussing tax cuts in this race. No one sees a problem with that?
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. Not once has anyone expalined why the Rat was the only one discussing tax cuts in this race. No one sees a problem with that?
Some politicos will say anything, do anything, and even sell their mother to get elected. You know that.
Again, you didn't answer my question..... When was the last dimocratic (executive) POTUS or Governor who delivered on a tax cut promise? p.s. don't go back as far as Harry Truman.
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Walker a class act who gave his support to Senator Cruz for the Wisconsin primary in 2016 where T. Cruz did win.
Walker certainly will be back, I expect the Democrats to run Wisconsin in the ground and want him back.
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Did Trump come out for Walker?
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Did Trump come out for Walker?
@Sanguine
Yes on the 24th of Oct.
https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/president-trump-praises-scott-walker-leah-vukmir-at-wisconsin-rally/article_d6fe483c-2718-5133-9baa-1541432fe441.html
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"I believe the GOP is making a huge mistake abandoning principles for populism, but then I'm not a Nationalist."
What is your understanding of populism @goatprairie ?
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Did Trump come out for Walker?
Yes, and Walker joined the President at one of his rallies.
The President and Governor were a dynamic and successful team for Wisconsin's economy.
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Yes, and Walker joined the President at one of his rallies.
The President and Governor were a dynamic and successful team for Wisconsin's economy.
Wait - didn't Walker lose?
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@Sanguine
Yes on the 24th of Oct.
https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/president-trump-praises-scott-walker-leah-vukmir-at-wisconsin-rally/article_d6fe483c-2718-5133-9baa-1541432fe441.html
Thanks.
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This is bitterly funny because Walker's slogan was "Wisconsin is open for business."
It was a nice ride while it lasted.
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Poor Walker, must have wasted his star power in the 2016 race
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Poor Walker, must have wasted his star power in the 2016 race
Along with the rest of the GOP and Conservatism.