WASHINGTON — The next challenge in what is becoming an almost weekly test of Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential mettle takes place Thursday at an annual gathering of conservative activists just outside the nation’s capital.
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Gov. Scott Walker, shown here speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C., last week, will get another opportunity to win support from influential Republicans on Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Gov. Scott Walker, shown here speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C., last week, on Thursday spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
The top-tier presidential contender impressed many attendees at the annual gathering of conservative activists.
Walker's speech Thursday at a conservative gathering outside Washington, D.C., caused another firestorm for the surging presidential contender.
Walker is set to appear on Saturday at the first-of-its-kind Iowa Ag Summit where ethanol is sure to be a big deal.
Scott Walker has opened a lead in the latest polls, but many Republicans want to know where he stands.
The governor's eagerly anticipated speech comes as recent polls show him leading the early 2016 presidential contest.
National GOP chairman Reince Priebus and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke were part of the program.
Scott Walker followed up his controversial prime time speech last year with a more subdued exhortation to not give up.
The Wisconsin governor is mulling a presidential bid, but a spokeswoman says he isn't in "pre-candidacy phase."
The former governor said he doesn't blame Walker's presidential schedule for a budget flap over the Wisconsin Idea.
The Hawkeye State hosts the first presidential nominating contest in early 2016, granting "the Big Mo" to the winner.
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