Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., may have predicted his own demise. Unlike most Republican officeholders, Walker has insisted for months that signs of a “blue wave” are real. Democrats, Walker accurately acknowledges, are energized and will likely benefit from an enthusiasm gap in November. His blunt approach has stood in stark contrast to optimistic lines from the likes of President Donald “RED WAVE!” Trump.

But as much as anything, Walker’s pessimism has been a strategy (as reported here), intended to raise the stakes and get potentially complacent Republicans to the polls.

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