ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Visiting Minnesota, likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is discounting the idea that Wisconsin’s economy has performed worse on his watch than its Democratic-led neighbor. Walker maintains today that Wisconsin made gains since he took office and that the comparison to Minnesota needs extra context. Walker offered his assessment after following a closed meeting with Minnesota House and Senate Republicans in St. Paul.
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