...the Wanker as the "Good Cop" half of a P.R. stunt. The article headline calls it a "mixed message" but it's really just another way to frame the issue to the right, with the Wanker staking out a position that redefines the "center" on this.
So that in a month or two or however long it takes, the "not a priority" position can lurch back to the right, and become the "reasonable" thing to do...
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/gop-sends-mixed-messages-on-electionday-registration-qm7u0b3-182286401.html
Gov. Scott Walker argued that ending election-day voter registration was not a priority on Wednesday, even as two of his Republican colleagues announced they were working on a bill to do just that.
The GOP governor last month told a gathering at the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum near Los Angeles that he supported ending the ability of people to register to vote at the polls. Walker said Wednesday he still supports the measure, but downplayed it and said opponents had turned it into a "ridiculous issue."
But half an hour later, Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) sent an email to all lawmakers saying he and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) were writing a bill to end election-day registration and seeking co-sponsors for it. Capitol aides said it was the first email they had seen in which legislators are asking for people to sign on to bills for the next session.
"It looks like in the Republican Party of Wisconsin, the right hand doesn't know what the far right hand is doing," said incoming Senate Minority Leader Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee).
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