Waukesha

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker entered the Republican presidential race Monday in a forward-looking announcement speech that touched upon conservative principles that have guided his work in the state.

Walker stood in front of a flag-themed wood backdrop with a simple message – “Scott Walker, For America” – and delivered a speech with a simple message: “If our reforms can work in a blue state like Wisconsin, they can work anywhere in America.” He spoke for nearly forty minutes without a teleprompter or notes and delivered a speech that tracked nearly word-for-word the manuscript that his campaign had emailed out two hours before he took the stage.