Scott Walker On 2016: 'I Wouldn't Bet Against Me'

[hue]

Source: HUFFPOST

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has not officially announced that he will run for president in 2016, but he is feeling very confident about his chances.

Martha Raddatz, host of ABC’s “This Week,” asked Walker on Sunday morning whether there is a 99 percent chance he’ll run.

"I don’t know that I’d take the odds," Walker responded. "I’ll just tell you one thing. After three elections for governor in four years in a state that hasn’t gone Republican since 1984 for president, I wouldn’t bet against me on anything."

A new Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll shows Walker as the favorite among possible GOP presidential candidates. The governor was the first choice of 15 percent of respondents, just edging out Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/scott-walker-2016_n_6589544.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[catbyte]

1. I would, you evil, sleepy eyed dope. His dumbass Syria answer was almost Palinesque.

[Faux pas]

2. ...

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[Turbineguy]

3. It would be interesting to see

if the American electorate is that self-destructive.

[stillwaiting]

5. Most Americans don't think about politics or the issues very well at all.

So, it's definitely possible for a dumb ass to become Pretzeldent again.

After all, we had Dubya for 2 terms (was he ever truly elected? I'll never know).

There's no real thinking involved for far too many. It's a tribal exercise all too often.

[truthisfreedom]

4. Every repuke candidate performs practiced public masturbation.

It's in their blood, it seems.

[DemoTex]

6. Pride goeth before the fall ..

Bye-bye Scotty.

[Voice for Peace]

7. The Kochs have him well deluded about his actual appeal and competence.

Let him run against Liz.

[sorefeet]

8. He said on Chuck Todd

that if he were president he would support aggressive military action in the middle east. I am so sick of the war mongers. Are they going to start the draft back up, because the volunteers we have now are WORE OUT and I don't think there are enough suckers to join another war for oil. Especially since they know how well the Veteran is treated now days.

[hedda_foil]

34. Nah, why have a draft when you can overpay your buddies, the mercenary mongers?

[TeamPooka]

9. I totally see him getting the GOP nomination in 2016.

This is a scary motherfucker that we need to make sure we know how to beat in a general.

[elzenmahn]

16. I wouldn't bet against him either...

...this guy is WELL-BANKED, and WELL-BACKED. He's the GOP's Golden Boy right now, and as much as it pains me to admit it, he did manage to survive that contentious recall election a few years back.

Because he's such a slickster, he may be able to appeal to the more "moderate", less-crazy elements of the Republican party, as well as perhaps, some DINOs. He can also use his recall election as an appealing token to the Tea-Piglicans ("Boy, he shure stuck it to them libruls!&quot To those that don't pay attention (which represents a frighteningly large segment of the American population), he can seem very charming and "reasonable" - the very markings of a literal and political psychopath.

I can very easily see him gaining Mitt's old donors, as well as additional help from Adelson and his minions.

TURNOUT, TURNOUT, TURNOUT!!!!!!!!

[TeamPooka]

20. That right, GOTV 2016, starts now. nt

[elias49]

32. I don't see it happening

he'd have road rash all over himself in the primaries IMO.

[TeamPooka]

39. what does that even mean?

[Blue Owl]

10. This cheating dropout needs a pie in the face

n/t

[SoapBox]

11. I shouldn't...

But I wish very bad things to this evil being.

Maybe I'll just think of it as pay back for all his nastiness.

[Thor_MN]

12. That is the main reason to bet against you, Squatty.

You are too damn stupid to see that cheating is not the quality people look for in a president. Do you really think that the reason you were asked to leave college will not come out in a campaign? Hell, it will probably come out in the primary.

[YarnAddict]

22. If that were actually true

you can bet it would have been front and center on the news during at least one of the three elections he won.

He's teflon--nothing sticks to him.

[George II]

13. Another republican who didn't serve in the military willing to put "boots on the ground"!

[BlueStater]

14. I can barely stand to look at this douche for two seconds.

I'm so pissed at Wisconsin for launching this asswipe's political career. They actually enjoy having this jerkoff as their governor?

What the hell is wrong with his eyes? Is there a photo of him where he DOESN'T look like he just took a bunch of sleeping pills?

[YarnAddict]

23. Don't make an issue of his appearance

especially if Hillary is our nominee.

This is going to be the nastiest election in history. I really don't think the Rethugs will go there first, but if we do, they will fire back with both barrels.

[Worried senior]

37. Not all of us enjoy his presence

in our state. Many of us tried to get rid of him but he had a lot of money behind him and too many that think the way he does.

[LovingA2andMI]

15. Take that "Bet"

And Triple that bet Walker -- Koch's Brother Bot -- will NOT win!
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[Overseas]

17. Sad K&R. Even 10% of the Koch bucks pledged for 2016 is $88 million to spend.

That could pay for a great deal of sophisticated PR and other finagling.

[lark]

18. Yeah, with all the Kock money behind me, I can't lose.

I'll do anything to win, no law I won't circumvent, no rules I won't ignore. I'm a sure thing, said the koch sucker.

[Iliyah]

19. Evil will be stopped.

[Still In Wisconsin]

21. overconfidence...

The eventual un-doing of every prick like this. Effing goggle-eyed homunculus.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

24. What are the odds in Vegas for Walker vs any Dem?

Quoting an article:
Today, gambling on American elections is legal in Great Britain, where close $2 million was bet on the last election in one gaming establishment, Ladbrokes. They're already handicapping 2016.

"I can see we have Hillary Clinton as a 6-to-4 favorite, and then there is a massive gap to Marco Rubio and Chris Christie who are both in there 12 to 1. We have George Clooney at 200 to 1," said Alex Donohue, spokesperson for Ladbrokes.

Quoted from:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gambling-on-presidential-elections-in-nevada/

Walker, place your bets.

[Augiedog]

25. I would !!!!

[warpigs72]

26. Three Elections

As a fellow Wisconsinite I would remind Scooter that we elected an openly gay liberal Madison woman for Senate during a Presidential election year against a former popular WI Governor who won his elections by well over 20% on non-Presidential years. This was also the year the local boy (Paul Ryan) couldn't even help Romney. Ryan is almost identical to Scooter other than the fact he has a college degree and is more charismatic. Both have equally terrible economic plans. Would love to see a Presidential poll just in WI.

[madville]

27. WI makes no sense

How do you go for Obama +14% in 2008 and then elect this guy three times?

[MillennialDem]

35. Because the electorate in WI during off years is basically just older religious

people.

WI has a lot of very liberal young people in Madison and Milwaukee (and to an extent the far western border with MN) but other than that it is Wississippi.

[olddots]

28. He is the turd maggot of turd maggots

The supreme anti human parasite .

[BluegrassDem]

29. The recall in WI was one of the worst mistakes of the unions

All it did was embolden him and his allies.

[warpigs72]

31. Hindsight is 20/20

In hindsight that was true. We had little money and no one to run against him other than the guy he just beat. With Citizen United the money just poured in. However we thought it would work at the time. I thought that using tax dollars to pay the salaries of people running a secret wireless network to work on his campaign would be impossible to overcome. But this was rarely brought up either during the recall or the previous election. Maybe some the nation media will ask him directly on live TV. That would be great:

"Governor Walker why did you allow people who get paid from taxes to work on your Governor campaign during work hours? When caught, you sent an email to these people, who were being paid by the tax payers of Milwaukee County, stating to stop bringing personal laptops into work. Why were you allowing tax payers to pay the salaries of people working for your campaign rather than the people of Milwaukee County. Do you think the people of Milwaukee County should be paid back the salaries for the time they worked on your campaign? If not, why not?"

[MillennialDem]

36. The right move would have been a general strike. As they say, "strike" while the iron is hot.

[DonCoquixote]

30. The only silver lining

is that if Jeb won, he would steal Florida, because he invented the stole stealing machine in Florida. Still, there are way too many DINOS that would love this guy, especially the ones that will scream "Hillary 2016" at the top of their lungs, yet still vote for what harry truman would call "the real republican, every time."

[Vinca]

33. Doesn't Walker still have some legal issues hanging over his head?

As does Christie and the indicted Perry.

[MillennialDem]

38. Yes and it's likely the SCOTUS will have to sort it out.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/289324451.html

[davidpdx]

40. If he does run I'll bet against him

I'd bet an entire year of my salary.

[Telcontar]

41. Well, I am sure I won't be losing any money

Thanks for the insider trading tip.

[dembotoz]

42. surpise he said bet on it. He blocked a new casino here is wi to appease iowa fundies

do not underestimate him
he will do ANYTHING to advance

[Orsino]

43. Could he possibly sound any more bloodless?

You could rub him up against a zeppelin, and no sparks would be generated.

[roamer65]

44. I'll take that bet, you useless sack of dog crap.

Be fun to see you lose in the general election.

[Cha]

45. Of course he wouldn't he wouldn't bet against himself.. he thinks he's such hot *****. Was

Bachmann going around on all the gasbags shows after the Iowa straw four years ago?