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Wisconsin: Walker increasingly surrenders his jobs hype in favor of misogyny
http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/walker-increasingly-surrenders-his-jobs-hype-favor-misogynyPhilosophically, objectively and to some extent strategically, Walker -- the self-proclaimed Wisconsin tea-party original -- already has lost, and Democratic challenger Burke already has won. That's because Walker's "we're creating jobs" meme hasn't gained traction, thanks in part to Burke ads pointing out his dismal performance over the past four years. Those ads of course are accompanied by plenty of objective facts confirming that same dismal result.
So, Team Walker lately has downplayed the jobs issue in his advertising. Instead he is swiping themes from amazingly misogynistic GOP campaigns in other states. He continues to frequently run the "plagiarism" ad questioning Burke's ethics even while the ad unethically lies about her. New reports indicate we should expect to see another ad for Walker in which shopping for a wedding dress is a metaphor for choosing between candidates. Hey, it could have been about shopping for a jock strap, so no misogyny there! Meanwhile, a new Walker campaign ad has a well-known, female domestic-violence survivor portraying Walker as a champion of women under duress. The ad ignores the larger backdrop that Walker has worked hard in other ways to put women in duress by restricting access to birth control, fighting abortion rights and signing a repeal of the state's equal-pay law that would have brought women workers more in line with male salaries. And let's not forget Governor Ultrasound's eager signing into law that physically invasive, unnecessary and intentionally intimidating mandate.
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Walker continues working to cement support among male voters -- especially misogynistic white males who like guns and who like earning higher pay than women for the same kind of work. Helping with the former voter type is a massive National Rifle Association ad campaign across the state to help sell those guys on Walker's gun-centric policies. The NRA ads endorse Walker, noting he has backed Wisconsin's lurch toward concealed-carry laws, castle-doctrine permissiveness to shoot pretty much anyone who seems threatening, and opposition to a 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases.
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As fellow blogger Jud Lounsbury noted earlier here at UppityWis, Walker said when running for governor four years ago that job creation was the overriding issue in Wisconsin and that he would be judged on that and pretty much that alone. Now, after making a hard ad run at portraying himself as successful in that effort -- a claim that has essentially failed beyond his hard-core base -- he's turning to misogyny and "defend your freedom" themes. Clearly Team Walker is intent on keeping men in the fold, while hoping to peel off a few more women voters here or there.
So, Team Walker lately has downplayed the jobs issue in his advertising. Instead he is swiping themes from amazingly misogynistic GOP campaigns in other states. He continues to frequently run the "plagiarism" ad questioning Burke's ethics even while the ad unethically lies about her. New reports indicate we should expect to see another ad for Walker in which shopping for a wedding dress is a metaphor for choosing between candidates. Hey, it could have been about shopping for a jock strap, so no misogyny there! Meanwhile, a new Walker campaign ad has a well-known, female domestic-violence survivor portraying Walker as a champion of women under duress. The ad ignores the larger backdrop that Walker has worked hard in other ways to put women in duress by restricting access to birth control, fighting abortion rights and signing a repeal of the state's equal-pay law that would have brought women workers more in line with male salaries. And let's not forget Governor Ultrasound's eager signing into law that physically invasive, unnecessary and intentionally intimidating mandate.
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Walker continues working to cement support among male voters -- especially misogynistic white males who like guns and who like earning higher pay than women for the same kind of work. Helping with the former voter type is a massive National Rifle Association ad campaign across the state to help sell those guys on Walker's gun-centric policies. The NRA ads endorse Walker, noting he has backed Wisconsin's lurch toward concealed-carry laws, castle-doctrine permissiveness to shoot pretty much anyone who seems threatening, and opposition to a 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases.
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As fellow blogger Jud Lounsbury noted earlier here at UppityWis, Walker said when running for governor four years ago that job creation was the overriding issue in Wisconsin and that he would be judged on that and pretty much that alone. Now, after making a hard ad run at portraying himself as successful in that effort -- a claim that has essentially failed beyond his hard-core base -- he's turning to misogyny and "defend your freedom" themes. Clearly Team Walker is intent on keeping men in the fold, while hoping to peel off a few more women voters here or there.
