With the exit of Mitt Romney, I’m beginning to hear a little bit of a drumbeat for Scott Walker and I’m liking it.
Via The Week:
General Patton famously declared that “Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.” He was right. And as we look to the 2016 presidential race, I think Taegan Goddard put his finger on something very true with this tweet:
Why Republicans love Scott Walker: He wins without caving
http://t.co/2T7IrRhWVl
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) January 29, 2015
In American politics, winning often isn’t enough. You have to win on your own terms, too.
Conservatives have very obviously had enough of politicians who cave. That hold-the-line, never-give-in attitude has burned at the heart of the Tea Party for years. Less noticed, but equally important, is the fact that we have plenty of conservative lawmakers whose reputations are built on their adherence to principle, their total commitment to never cave — and who inevitably lose. They may make excuses and point fingers to try and claim that losing is winning — but they are still losers.