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Twitter Fail: Scott Walker Prematurely Tweets He’s Running For President

GOP potential presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is expected to announce his candidacy next month, speaks at the Road to Majority 2015 convention, Saturday June 20, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo... GOP potential presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is expected to announce his candidacy next month, speaks at the Road to Majority 2015 convention, Saturday June 20, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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July 11, 2015 10:22 a.m.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) appeared to have scooped his own presidential announcement on Friday afternoon when a tweet appeared on the governor’s account saying “Scott is in.”

The tweet did not appear in Walker’s timeline but was visible at its own link for much of the day, according to BuzzFeed News:

But the premature announcement wasn’t Walker’s team’s mistake, according to Twitter.

“We’re looking into today’s issue, and we’ve determined the Walker team was not at fault,” a Twitter spokesman said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.

Walker is expected to officially launch his presidential campaign Monday in Wisconsin.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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