“In other words, nothing “happened” to Walker. His weaknesses as a national candidate were there for all to see, but most Republicans preferred not to see them until Walker made them impossible to ignore. Many of his fans assumed that Walker’s poor grasp of foreign policy issues would be remedied over time, but instead he has just adopted the most hard-line positions he could find with no sign that he has thought seriously about any of them. It is often said that he has been hurt most by Trump’s presence in the race, but that is mostly because he has responded to Trump’s challenge in the most ham-fisted and clumsy way possible.”

Via Democurmudgeon: American Conservative declares “nothing ‘happened’ to Walker” he’s “just a weak candidate.”

“….when Walker runs against Democrats, he is, as he likes to say, “Unintimidated.” But when he sees a Republican sneaking up to siphon away his voters, he’s like an elephant seeing a mouse.

As a presidential candidate, Walker was never as good as his early polling suggested, and he isn’t nearly as bad as his recent numbers show. But if he wants to revive his chances, he’s going to have to remind people of the Walker who showed backbone in the face of substantial public backlash.

It often seems as if we’ll find the Milwaukee Lion before we find that Walker again — and by then, it may be too late. Unfortunately for Walker, revealing his true self will take another image makeover — one that at this point, the public may not buy.

Via Christian Schneider – Give us back the real Scott Walker @ JSOnline.