Walker to Romney: Go Big, and Go Bold

Walker to Romney: Go Big, and Go Bold


Less than twelve hours after he won the election to recall him from office, Scott Walker made a direct and forceful pitch to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney: go big, and go bold.


“In order for him to be competitive, not only in Wisconsin but in states like Wisconsin, he’s going to have to come out and show an aggressive plan to take on what we know are even bigger problems in our federal government. If he can do that, I think he can be competitive in Wisconsin,” Walker told Jonathan Karl of ABC News.

Romney needs “to get out and make a very compelling case about how he’s willing to take on the tough challenges,” Walker said this morning in an interview on Fox & Friends. “You know, Paul Ryan and I grew up just down the road from each other. We love people like Paul Ryan in Wisconsin because he has the courage to tackle these big issues at the national level. If Governor Romney wants to be competitive in Wisconsin, and I think he can, he needs to tackle those same issues.”

In a series of television and radio interviews the day after his victory in the recall election, Walker repeatedly returned to that point. His exhortations highlight an interesting divide among Republican strategists and elected officials about the best way for Romney to run against Barack Obama.