MJS-->Protests follow Scott Walker on campaign trail

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Walker just gave a speech at the Iowa state Fair. A protester did say something and Walker yelled out--I am not intimidated by you......



He was bragging how he took on the unions--and the protesters and said ---some of those are here today. I did hear a few chants in the background as he did his usual boring stump speech. At the end cspan did a wider camera view--lots of people there listening--but Carly F. is up next (? time)



http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/protests-follow-scott-walker-on-campaign-trail-b99557276z1-322012691.html

Protests follow Scott Walker on campaign trail


Craig Gilbert takes a closer look at the protesters who have showed up at some of Walker's campaign stops.
Interaction has pros, cons for both sides


By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 16, 2015


When Gov. Scott Walker steps onto a "soapbox'" stage Monday morning at the Iowa State Fair, he can count on at least one thing.

People will protest.

It's a fact of life in the Walker presidential campaign, as it is in the Walker governorship. Protesters are almost as much a part of his entourage as the staffers and reporters who trail him around the country.

It's a relationship that both sides are invested in. Walker is an irresistible magnet for protesters, thanks to his record in Wisconsin. And their animus toward the governor enhances his warrior image among GOP primary voters.

But there also are risks for both sides. For his opponents, there's the danger of elevating Walker in his own party, just as the Wisconsin recall did.

And for Walker, there's the unpredictability, disruption and touch of chaos that protests can inject into his campaign events.

The day after the Aug. 6 GOP debate, Walker was besieged by 60 sidewalk protesters as he ate corned beef and spoke to patrons and reporters inside a cramped Cleveland deli...................

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Culinary Workers Union Local 226 members protest a July appearance by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at Red Rock Harley-Davidson in Las Vegas. Walker is routinely met by protesters at his campaign stops across the country.




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1. If I find an image of today's Walker talk in Iowa I will post. I heard he had up-front protesters

at this rally--In fact msnbc ran a clip today.