Facing tough re-election, Walker co-opts Democrats ideas, offers voters $100 per child
Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's embrace of Democratic ideas as he mounts his re-election campaign generated blowback from conservatives Thursday, while his longtime political foes warned voters should focus on his record, not his promises.
Walker's so-called “Ambitious Agenda” for his eighth year in office includes long-held Democratic initiatives such as removing juvenile offenders from the troubled Lincoln Hills prison, guaranteeing insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, protecting Wisconsin's popular SeniorCare prescription drug program and bolstering school funding.
As an added election-year sweetener, Walker announced Wednesday that he wants to send every family a $100 check for each child they have living at home under age 18. And he wants the money to show up around the time school starts, which also is the election season.
Some of Walker's longtime allies on the influential conservative talk radio circuit blasted that idea.
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When he wants to go pee...
