Walker Camp Whacks Jeb on Affirmative Action

Published March 16, 2015 4:06pm ET



Scott Walker may not be a candidate for president yet, but the Wisconsin governor’s growing political action committee staff is already going after a potential rival in the Republican primary. GOP strategist Liz Mair, CNN reports, has just signed on to consult for Walker’s Our American Revival PAC, doing outreach to bloggers and other digital media outlets. 

But days before Monday’s announcement Mair was already taking on Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who’s currently seen as Walker’s chief competition. In an email to reporters last Wednesday, Mair pointed to a report from Politifact Florida that took issue with Bush’s claim that his elimination of affirmative action in admissions to Florida public universities and colleges boosted minority enrollment.

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