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Scott Walker Shows a Knack for Retail Politics in Neighboring Iowa

The Wisconsin governor reminds Iowa Republicans that—as pro-union protesters know well—he's just a Harley ride away.
Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, speaks during the Iowa Ag Summit at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, speaks during the Iowa Ag Summit at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

For Scott Walker, the Mississippi River is all that separates him from Iowa, the state that starts the presidential nomination voting. During an appearance Saturday evening in Dubuque, the Wisconsin governor made clear to potential 2016 Iowa Republican caucus voters that he knows his way into town well, on U.S. Highway 151.

"I've ridden it many a time on my Harley," Walker said of his motorcycle riding. "I love coming to this area, whether it's Dubuque or Des Moines or Cedar Falls or Cedar Rapids or Plainfield or Council Bluffs or any of other places in this great state."