C'mon guys, remember when you still liked me?
Scott Walker attracted
pro-union hecklers in Iowa Monday—an occurrence that has pretty much become a fixture for him ever since the Wisconsin governor
signed legislation in 2011 that severely undercut collective bargaining rights for public employees.
In response to the squabble between Walker supporters and his union detractors, Walker shouted down the protesters:
"I am not intimidated by you, sir, or anyone else out there," Walker said. "I will fight for the American people over and over and over and over again. You want someone who's tested? I'm right here."
But Walker is picking the wrong fight at the wrong time. New
Gallup figures released Monday show unions gaining in popularity with the American public. Nearly six in ten (58 percent) of Americans now support unions, up ten points from their all-time low of 48 percent in 2009. Americans' support for growing the overall influence of labor unions has also risen steadily since 2009 from 25 percent to 37 percent.
Just one more issue that
might help a Republican in the GOP primary but will not play well in the general election—especially since it does nothing to help the GOP among young voters and women. Then again, it might not help Walker's flagging campaign in the primary anyway since he has been
totally overshadowed by The Donald.