After a false start on Friday, the Republican governor os Wisconsin officially announced monday he has entered the race.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker formally announced he is running for president on Monday.
Walker's official candidacy is no surprise. Since Iowa Freedom Summit this winter, he has aggressively campaigned in early presidential primary states this year and is considered a top Republican contender for the nomination.
On Friday, a tweet went out saying Walker was in the race. A Twitter spokesman said that it wasn't the Walker campaign's fault.
The Wisconsin governor is best known for his battles with public unions. After he passed a budget that required public workers to contribute more money to their pension plans and limited collective bargaining in the public sector, unions protested for weeks, and ultimately helped force a recall election in 2013, which Walker won decisively. Because of the recall, the Republican has won three statewide elections in a blue state.
Early on, Walker has focused on his conservative record and pitched himself as a slightly more populist alternative to many of the other prospective candidates.
LINK: Twitter: Scott Walker Presidential Announcement Tweet Wasn’t His Fault
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