Scott Walker Forms New Committee Ahead Of 2016 Run

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2011, file photo Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Two officials in Walker's administration say preparations to implement the stat... FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2011, file photo Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Two officials in Walker's administration say preparations to implement the state's divisive collective bargaining law have been put on hold. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday, March 31, 2011, on the condition of anonymity because the governor hadn't publicly announced his plans. Walker planned to announce his plans on Thursday. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File) MORE LESS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has formed a new committee and set up a website set to go live on Tuesday, The Washington Post reported.

The tax-exempt 527 committee will be called Our American Revival, the Post said.

Rick Wiley, a former political director for the Republican National Committee, will be the committee’s executive director.

“Our American Revival encompasses the shared values that make our country great; limiting the powers of the federal government to those defined in the Constitution while creating a leaner, more efficient, more effective and more accountable government to the American people,” Walker said in a statement announcing the committee.

Walker now joins former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the group of potential Republican 2016 candidates who have formed committees as precursors to formally running for president.

The announcement of the Our American Revival comes after Walker was one of the speakers at this weekend’s Iowa Freedom Summit, which showcased a number of potential nominees.

Correction: This post originally said Our American Revival is a political action committee. We regret the error.

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  1. It is really hard to imagine this guy winning the nomination.

  2. Walker’s Presidential ambitions: “That dog ain’t gonna hunt!”

  3. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    When they have wannabees like $ister$arah ?

    lol

  4. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    Let the *LOP begin!!!

    LiningOfPockets

  5. Might as well just put the Kochs in there. Just imagine that scenario.

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