How Will Jeb Attack Walker?

[RFayette]

It appears they're the two frontrunners now, with a lot of other candidates in various sideshows, for now.

Assuming things don't change drastically (which they very likely may), what will Jeb do to try to stun Walker's momentum?  Will he try to run to Walker's left by arguing against some of his education cuts?  Or perhaps will he attack mainly on foreign policy?

[RFayette]

Electability and the ability to work across the aisle would be my guess, though I wouldn't be surprised if Jeb finds himself out of the top 3 by the time this gets fully ramped up.

Someone elected 3 times in a light (non-Atlas) blue state is clearly less electable than someone sharing the last name of a horrifically unpopular President & has major problems with his base.

Maybe Walker will be more unelectable in the end of the day, but that seems like a tough story to sell to a GOP primary.

[heatmaster]

My guess is that Republicans will get the best of both worlds, a Bush-Walker ticket or a Walker-Bush ticket; the first combo is my fav,  but I could imagine such a scenario.

[PresidentTRUMP]

One of these three will be the republican nominee, i am VERY VERY confident.....bush, walker or rubio in no set order.

They will all try to pull out all the tricks to attack each other. Jeb's biggest advantage over both candidates is he will be able to raise the most money, however, I believe the republican candidate in 2016 will be walker or rubio, I feel very confident about that as well.

[IceSpear]

I'm not sure, but whatever it ends up being, he'll have boatloads of cash with which to do so.

[Suburbia]

He'll probably attack Walker on the jobs issue in Wisconsin.

[Blair]

One of these three will be the republican nominee, i am VERY VERY confident.....bush, walker or rubio in no set order.

They will all try to pull out all the tricks to attack each other. Jeb's biggest advantage over both candidates is he will be able to raise the most money, however, I believe the republican candidate in 2016 will be walker or rubio, I feel very confident about that as well.

Stop trying to make Rubio happen

[heatmaster]

Rubio is not likely to diss either Jeb or the entire Florida Republican party. The more I think about things, Walker will falter by the beginning of the third quarter of fundraising. He will likely conclude that if Jeb has wrapped up the money men and has a message going that doesn't include Walker's modus operandi,  the oxygen will be likely have basically been sucked out of the room.

[Lincoln Republican]

Jeb's campaign could make an issue over the fact Walker has no post secondary degree.

[Del Tachi]

He'll run to the left of Scott Walker.

Jeb Bush is looking to restructure the GOP in 2016 a la Richard Nixon.

I can't say that he'll be successful, but the money is a big advantage.   

[IceSpear]

Jeb's campaign could make an issue over the fact Walker has no post secondary degree.

If he wants to lose, sure.

[Lincoln Republican]

Jeb's campaign could make an issue over the fact Walker has no post secondary degree.

If he wants to lose, sure.

Why?  This is the 21st century.  We expect the leader of the most powerful nation on earth and the leader of the free world to be well educated.

[IceSpear]

Jeb's campaign could make an issue over the fact Walker has no post secondary degree.

If he wants to lose, sure.

Why?  This is the 21st century.  We expect the leader of the most powerful nation on earth and the leader of the free world to be well educated.

Think about it for a second. Do you really think attacking Walker for not having a college degree would work in a Republican primary? The vast majority of people who vote in one also won't have a college degree. Not only that, it reeks of "left wing coastal academic elitism". Considering Jeb is already viewed suspiciously by many Republicans for being too moderate, too out of touch, etc., he can hardly afford to deepen that perception.

You may have a point on the merits, but in terms of political calculations, it won't help and will almost certainly backfire.

[TomC]

Nothing. He should pick a fight or two with Huckabee. Then Rand Paul. Then Huckabee again...

[Cory]

Nothing. He should pick a fight or two with Huckabee. Then Rand Paul. Then Huckabee again...

And Walker gets to sail to the nomination looking like the "above it all" consensus candidate?

[Mehmentum]

Probably foreign policy.

[King]

His eyes are too close together.

[Sumner 1868]

In what may be the only thing he's ever done I approve of, Walker signed a bill requiring an independent board investigate police shootings. I'd be surprised if the Breitbart base doesn't denounce that as "anti-cop."

[auburntiger]

One of these three will be the republican nominee, i am VERY VERY confident.....bush, walker or rubio in no set order.

They will all try to pull out all the tricks to attack each other. Jeb's biggest advantage over both candidates is he will be able to raise the most money, however, I believe the republican candidate in 2016 will be walker or rubio, I feel very confident about that as well.

Stop trying to make Rubio happen

Agreed. He needs to stay in the Senate.