Gov. Scott Walker encourages Romney to move beyond party identity in effort to distinguish himself from Obama

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6/16/12, "Scott Walker Raises Washington Profile," Roll Call. J. Worland

"Fresh off his win, Walker felt comfortable taking time during his visit to publicly advise presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on how he should modify his message. The Badger State governor repeated several times that Romney should move beyond his party identification in his effort to distinguish himself from President Barack Obama.

Walker referred to his success in the recall election and told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Thursday that it would be a mistake if Romney “looks at Wisconsin and thinks that he can win just because I have an ‘R’ next to my name and he has an ‘R’ next to his name.”

“I think he’s got to have a simple message of not only why we need to replace the current occupant in the White House, but also why he would be better,” he continued.

Walker’s official Republican address avoided any critique of Romney’s message and instead focused on the country’s economic woes and the struggles facing many Americans.

“We need to confront the powerful special interests in Washington and put the hard working taxpayers back in charge of our government,” he said. “We need to think more about the next generation than we do about the next election.”

Though Walker did not mention Romney in the address, he alluded to the presidential race with criticism of Obama’s economic policies."...via Instapundit

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