For months, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has lead the polls in Iowa, but just in the past few weeks, his commanding lead among Iowans has suffered to the pomp and circumstance of real-estate mogul Donald Trump. Walker finished up his two-day swing in the caucus state with a meet and greet in Guthrie Center on Thursday, and said to a small group of press that he’s not worried about his current third place standing in Iowa.
“Eight years ago, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson were ahead of John McCain and Mitt Romney at this point in the polls across the country, and in October of 2007, Hillary Clinton was way ahead of John Edwards and Barack Obama,” said Walker. “So we think that it goes up and it goes down. That’s just part of the national campaign, and we think in the end, we are going to do well.”
Walker added that smaller events like meet and greets across Iowa will help him gain more traction.
“We think these personal visits, community by community in all 99 counties, are going to be really helpful,” said Walker. “We’ve been aggressive in getting our story out. We want a president who can step up and get the job done, and I think people are looking for that more now than ever.”
The Wisconsin governor has recently been questioned on his stance on abortion, often times skirting around the issue. He was asked about if he would penalize a woman who has received an abortion.
“My pro-life position right now is one that I’ve had in my state, which is I’ve defunded Planned Parenthood and I signed the law that provides protection for an unborn child at five months,” said Walker. “That’s what we can do in the U.S. Constitution, and to me, that would parallel what we have on the national basis.”
Pressed further by the reporter if he thinks abortion should be criminalized, Walker did not completely answer the question.
“Again, I point out what I have in my state, which is what my position would be as president of the United States,” said Walker. “What we’ve done is protect an unborn child at five months and defund Planned Parenthood and put the resources in there for women’s health in areas that work.”
Walker will be outlining his foreign policy agenda during a speech tomorrow.
