plummet into the low single digits. And to kick things off, he employed the reliable tool of the attention-desperate debate participant: the zinger.Mustering the trace amounts of bile his pasty Midwestern frame is capable of producing, Walker turned to Donald Trump – the 2016 candidate whose political fortunes have risen as Walker’s have cratered – and delivered his carefully prepared zing payload. “We don’t need an apprentice in the White House,” Walker said, “we have one right now.”
With his number crashing and his donors grumbling, Scott Walker is focusing all his efforts on Iowa
">Scott Walker gasps for air: His Iowa Hail Mary shows a campaign in disarray
With his number crashing and his donors grumbling, Scott Walker is focusing all his efforts on Iowa
Wisconsin governor and cardboard cutout of himself Scott Walker went into Wednesday’s debate with a mission. He needed a breakout performance to reestablish himself as a legitimate candidate for the White House after seeing his once-formidable polling numbers plummet into the low single digits. And to kick things off, he employed the reliable tool of the attention-desperate debate participant: the zinger.
Mustering the trace amounts of bile his pasty Midwestern frame is capable of producing, Walker turned to Donald Trump – the 2016 candidate whose political fortunes have risen as Walker’s have cratered – and delivered his carefully prepared zing payload. “We don’t need an apprentice in the White House,” Walker said, “we have one right now.”