WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) – Scott Walker is back on the presidential campaign scene in Wisconsin, seven weeks after dropping his own Republican bid.
The Wisconsin governor, who hasn’t endorsed a candidate for president, appeared alongside rival Republican hopefuls Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio at separate events Monday, a day ahead of the next GOP debate in Milwaukee.
The debate in his backyard gives Walker, who once hoped to be on the stage rather than watching from the audience, a chance to rehabilitate his political image after his short-lived candidacy. That could give him a shot at becoming the vice presidential pick of the eventual GOP presidential nominee.
“When God closes one door, another one opens,” Walker wrote in a fundraising email to supporters Friday. “While I don’t know exactly what the future holds, trust me, we will continue leading the fight for big, bold conservative change in Wisconsin and across America.”
Walker has said he has no interest in serving as a future Cabinet member. But he has not ruled out seeking or accepting an invitation to be the nominee’s running mate.