Walker Vows to Become Relevant Again

Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the American Legislative Exchange Council 42nd annual meeting Thursday, July 23, 2015 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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I’m not sure I’ve seen any better example of the Trump Effect. Scott Walker is reacting to the collapse of his campaign with a desperate and somewhat ridiculous new slogan aimed at out-Trumping Donald Trump. His campaign has been test-driving in the phrase for the last few days but in a speech this morning Walker officially vowed to “wreak havoc” on Washington on his first day in office. In other words, he’s just going to start breaking things, anything. Because he’s more hardcore than Donald Trump. “It’s time to wreak havoc on the status quo in Washington,” says Walker. Here’s the story.

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