Groping for the truth. (Psst—it's not there, Guv.)
A pro-choice group has some friendly advice for Iowans that comes from their Wisconsin neighbors: Scott Walker has lied to us and he will lie to you too. The warning came in the form of a full-page ad in the
Des Moines Register right as Walker preps for a visit this weekend. Here's
some details from Mary Spicuzza:
"Voters of all political stripes in this country want candidates who are honest about where they stand on critical issues so that we know what we're getting," reads the ad from NARAL Pro-Choice America that ran Thursday in the Des Moines Register. "We are Wisconsinites who know for sure that our governor, Scott Walker, will never be honest with you."
It's a great point: whether we're conservative or liberal, don't we all want to vote for someone we think is honest? Walker would dearly love to make Iowa his first win in the 2016 GOP primary and has been avidly courting the social conservatives that dictate the outcome of the state's Republican caucus.
Just yesterday he announced that he was all in on signing into law an abortion ban bill should it reach his desk.
During his re-election campaign last year, Walker suggested that he believed in leaving "the final decision to a woman and her doctor." Based on yesterday's announcement, that was clearly a lie.
More from the ad:
Last October, he repeatedly sidestepped reporters’ questions about whether he would favor abortion bans if re-elected. But seeking support for a presidential campaign in a private meeting this January in Iowa, he made clear his early support for “personhood,” which would ban all abortions, in-vitro fertilization, and certain types of contraception…
We all believe in the freedom of women and families to make the reproductive decisions that are best for them without meddling from politicians. We wanted that for our state, as we do for Iowa and America. We also want a president with integrity, one whose word we can trust. Scott Walker cannot be trusted, and we thought you should know.
Sincerely,
Your Wisconsin Neighbors