DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Scott Walker found a familiar foil — and, he hopes, a reset moment for his scuffling presidential campaign — on the soggy grounds of the Iowa State Fair Monday.
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Gov. Scott Walker addresses a protester as a Walker supporter grabs his sign during a visit Monday to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
A protestor holds a sign as Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, speaks during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Protestors are shouted down by supporters for Republican presidential candidatem Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, as he speaks during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, speaks during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker meets the media Monday at the Iowa State Fair.
Gov. Scott Walker flips ground pork patties at the Iowa State Fair Monday.
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker speaks during a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Monday.
Walker, by embracing key parts of Donald Trump's immigration plan last week, moved from pragmatist to hard-liner in a few months.
It also could help Americans buy cheaper insurance and give states more power to manage Medicaid
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking a niche for his presidential campaign at a time when political neophytes are finding favor with fed-up voters.
"We didn't need to be convinced to support it," Speaker Robin Vos tweeted Friday.
The recalibration comes as Scott Walker's poll numbers slide while anti-establishment candidates like Trump rise.
The first presidential debate appears to have been a setback for Gov. Scott Walker in Iowa, a state widely regarded as crucial to his chances.
Gov. Scott Walker has likened Donald Trump's presidential campaign to a "car accident," while simultaneously co-opting part of his message.
Gov. Scott Walker reacts to a protester at a speech he was giving at the Iowa State Fair on Monday.
In August, 39 percent of Wisconsinites approved of Gov. Scott Walker's performance as governor, according to the Marquette Law School Poll.
