Walker Back For Quick Stop In Wisconsin, No Time For Public Events

Gov. Scott Walker was back in Wisconsin Tuesday, partly to raise money for his presidential campaign, but taking time to talk to state news media outlets was not on his agenda.

Walker was expected to attend an evening fundraiser at a bank in Racine. Campaign officials said the event is closed to the media, and a spokesperson at the governor’s office said no public events in the state were scheduled for the day.

Walker hasn’t had much of a presence in Wisconsin this summer and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee governmental affairs professor Mordecai Lee has a guess as to why: “If you’re running for president and everything is on the line, you want to use every waking hour in the goal of getting elected president, and just can’t afford to do too much to tend to the home grounds.”

A recent Marquette University Law School survey shows Walker has slipped to a 39 percent approval rating in Wisconsin, and his numbers are sagging in some presidential primary polls. Walker is expected to campaign in Texas later this week.