Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016

Scott Walker, Inc.
Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate Scott Walker
Governor of Wisconsin (2011–present)
Affiliation Republican Party
Status Announced: July 13, 2015
Suspended: September 21, 2015
Headquarters P.O. Box 620590
Middleton, Wisconsin
Key people Michael W. Grebe (campaign manager)
Jon Hammes (co-chair campaign fundraising)
Todd Ricketts (co-chair campaign fundraising)
Kate Lind (treasurer)
Joe Fadness[1]
Receipts US$7,973,750 (2015-12-31[2])
Slogan Reform. Growth. Safety.
Website
http://www.scottwalker.com

The 2016 presidential campaign of Scott Walker, the 45th Governor of Wisconsin, was announced via social media[3] on the morning of July 13, 2015, with Walker speaking at a formal event in Waukesha, Wisconsin that afternoon.[4] The scheduling of an announcement event was made public on July 2, two weeks after the formation of a "testing the waters" fundraising committee.[5] Walker's campaign ended on September 21, 2015.[6] Governor Walker later endorsed Ted Cruz on March 29, 2016, one week before the Wisconsin primary.[7]

Announcement

Walker at an early campaign event in Amherst, New Hampshire

"I needed to be certain that running was God’s calling -- not just man’s calling. I am certain: This is God’s plan for me and I am humbled to be a candidate for President of the United States."[8]

Scott Walker

On July 13, 2015, Walker announced that he is a Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential race in a Facebook post before a formal announcement event in Wisconsin.“I'm in. I'm running for President of the United States because Americans deserve a leader who will fight and win for them." The Facebook post also included a video where Walker said his, "track record as governor sets him apart from the rest of the Republican field as a proven leader who has succeeded in winning elections and taking on big policy battles." He also said, "I am running for president to fight and win for the American people," and "Without sacrificing our principles, we won three elections in four years in a blue state. We did it by leading."[9]

Walker, who started his campaign as a top tier candidate after what was considered a "break-out" event at the Iowa Freedom Caucus in January, saw his position gradually decline over the summer in 2015.[10] On August 6, Walker participated in the first Republican primary debate in Cleveland, Ohio. His performance was seen as decent, without much fanfare nor attention given to it due to his short answers to questions which limited his airtime. Shortly after the debate, Walker admitted to wanting more airtime, but also mentioned that there were multiple debates ahead and that he was successful in changing the argument to which candidate could defeat Hillary Clinton in the general election.[11] A national poll by CNN/ORC released on September 20, in the wake of the second Republican debate held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, revealed that Walker's popularity among likely Republican voters had dropped to less than half of 1 percent.[12]

End

On September 21, 2015, Walker suspended his campaign after low polling numbers.[6] Once considered a front runner for the Republican nomination, Walker's campaign suffered from two lackluster debate performances, low fundraising and an inability to raise his profile among the 16 other GOP contenders.[13]

Endorsements

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sommerhauser, Mark (July 27, 2015). "Joe Fadness leaves director post at state GOP, joins Scott Walker's presidential campaign". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Candidate (P60006046) Summary Reports – 2016 Cycle". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scott Walker on Twitter". Twitter.
  4. ↑ Chicago Tribune (2 July 2015). "With social media tease, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker enters 2016 race". chicagotribune.com.
  5. ↑ Jenna Johnson (18 June 2015). "Scott Walker forms a 'testing the waters' committee". Washington Post.
  6. 1 2 Burns, Alexander; Healy, Patrick (21 September 2015). "Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race". New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker endorses Ted Cruz". USA Today. March 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "'God's Calling': Scott Walker Tells Supporters Presidential Campaign Is 'God's Plan'". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Phelps, Jordyn (July 13, 2015). "Scott Walker Makes It Official: 'I'm Running for President'". ABCNews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Burns, Alexander; Healy, Patrick; Gabriel, Trip. "Scott Walker Said to be Quitting Run for President". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  11. ↑ Gilbert, Craig (August 7, 2015). "Scott Walker sticks to script, delivers safe, quiet performance". jonline.com.
  12. ↑ Rappeport, Alan. "Timeline of Scott Walker's Presidential Campaign". nytimes. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Holland, Steve; Stephenson, Emily. "Republican Walker exits 2016 presidential race". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  14. ↑ John McCormick (August 11, 2015). "Scott Walker Wins Former Nevada Governor's Backing Ahead of Visit". Bloomberg.
  15. ↑ Erin McPike (March 27, 2015). "WASHINGTON: First on CNN: Jim Talent to Scott Walker's team".
  16. ↑ "Scott Walker puts Doug Collins at the top of his Georgia campaign". August 7, 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 "Walker Tells Private Group He'll Skip Florida Primary". July 28, 2015.
  18. 1 2 http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorsement-primary/#endorsements
  19. ↑ Peter Kinder (July 26, 2015). "Great afternoon of events in St. Louis w/ Gov. @ScottWalker. I'm excited to support him in his effort to become our next President.".
  20. ↑ Ron Knecht and Geoffrey Lawrence (July 16, 2015). "Why we support Scott Walker".
  21. ↑ "Jerry Kilgore joins Scott Walker's presidential campaign". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 2015.
  22. 1 2 3 Jason Stein, Mary Spicuzza and Patrick Marley (July 13, 2015). "Scott Walker makes it official, launches presidential campaign".
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Brianne Pfannenstiel (August 4, 2015). "Scott Walker announces Iowa endorsements".
  24. 1 2 3 4 O. Kay Henderson (March 3, 2015). "Governor Walker gets backing of four members of Iowa Senate".
  25. ↑ "Walker tabs three as NH co-chairs". August 18, 2015.
  26. 1 2 3 "Walker rolls out South Carolina campaign organizers". August 12, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Gov. Scott Walker Announces Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed as State Campaign Chair". August 21, 2015.
  28. 1 2 3 Todd rehm (August 12, 2015). "Gov. Scott Walker to announce Georgia leadership team".
  29. 1 2 3 "Gov. Scott Walker Announces Minnesota Campaign Co-Chairs". August 17, 2015.
  30. ↑ Brian Bakst (August 6, 2015). "Walker names Minnesota House Speaker Daudt his Minnesota chairman in GOP presidential campaign".
  31. ↑ Jenna Portnoy (August 7, 2015). "Scott Walker taps Obenshain to lead presidential campaign in Virginia". The Washington Post.
  32. 1 2 3 "Gov. Scott Walker Announces Virginia Campaign Co-Chairs". September 9, 2015.
  33. ↑ Breitman, Kendall (2015-04-24). "Scott Baio endorses Scott Walker". Politico. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  34. ↑ Eliana Johnson (May 11, 2015). "Walker Lands Key Romney Foreign-Policy Hand".
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