Mitt Romney in Unintimidated, by Scott Walker


On Jobs: Message of Wisconsin: no more teachers, firemen, or cops

I knew Romney was in trouble 2 days after I won my recall election when he seized upon our victory to make his case against Barack Obama. The president "says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers," Romney declared. "Did he not get the message of WI?"

Unfortunately, it was Romney who did not get the message of WI. In one of my first campaign ads for the recall, I had looked into the camera and said: "We saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and kept thousands of teachers, firefighters, and police officers on the job."

Our reforms had protected the jobs of firemen, policemen, and teachers. We had avoided the mass layoffs of public workers that local communities were facing in other states across America. The message of Wisconsin was not that the American people want fewer people, or police, or firefighters.

Source: Unintimidated, by Scott Walker, p.196-7 Nov 18, 2013

On Principles & Values: OpEd: "R" seemed to stand for "Rich", not "Reformer"

Unfortunately, Mitt Romney never made the case for HIMSELF as a bold reformer. To the contrary, he distanced himself from reforms. Instead of showing Americans that the "R" next to his name stood for "reformer", Romney let the Obama campaign convince Americans it stood for "rich" and out of touch.

Romney is a decent and compassionate man, which is why it is so frustrating that Romney allowed himself to be portrayed as a defender of the rich & powerful instead of a champion of the poor & vulnerable.

Source: Unintimidated, by Scott Walker, p.196 Nov 18, 2013

The above quotations are from Unintimidated:
A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge

by Scott Walker and Marc Thiessen.
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A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge

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