Scott Walker Quotes
… to get the Republican nomination for President, you have to be an outsider.
At that time, the right wing of the Republican party was so anti-Federal Government, that they would de facto veto any Washington Politician who tried to get the Presidential nomination.
Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin (Republican), Candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Quoted on CNN Crossfire, November 18, 2013
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Scott Kevin Walker is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
