Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hasn’t declared his 2016 White House intentions just yet — but his talk lately is a strong indication he will.
The Republican stopped by ABC’s “This Week” to answer questions on a range of topics Sunday, including 2016, Syria and Hillary Clinton.
Walker stressed the importance of looking forward, not backard, when picking a GOP candidate for 2016 and even choosing a president.
“People want people who lead,” he said. Americans are “so sick and tired of politicians, particularly in Washington … who say one thing and do another.”
We “need a candidate not of the 20th, but the 21st century,” Walker stressed.
On the topic of Syria and radical terrorism, Walker said that the U.S. has to be “willing to take appropriate actions.” And while thousands of airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria are a step in the right direction, Walker didn’t shy away from more aggressive strategies.
“We have to be prepared to put boots on the ground,” he said.
If Walker declares for the GOP ticket and eventually wins the nomination, he will most likely go up against Democratic frontrunner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the presidency. But Walker hinted that he’s not worried.
“Clinton embodies all of the things we think of Washington,” he said. “Americans want fresh, new ideas.”
When asked whether he is going to run, he added, “after winning three elections in four years … I wouldn’t bet against me on anything.”
The latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa poll shows Walker is surging at the right time. In October, just four percent of Republican likely caucus-goers supported him for the nomination. Now, he leads the wide-open field with 15 percent.
