Scott Walker Was Never All He Was Reputed to Be
Walker came across as a waffler to the base and a zealot to the big donors, exactly the opposite of the “unite all factions” reputation with which he began the race. And Donald Trump stole a big chunk of the working-class white electorate that was crucial to Walker’s prospects.
.. The resulting “enemies list” was used to go after Republicans who had signed the document, including a highly regarded judge who was ousted from office solely on the basis of his signature, and a young Republican personally appointed by Walker to the Board of Regents for the University of Wisconsin who subsequently had his appointment revoked. (This American Life covered the story here.)