Wisconsin, Politics and Faith Bind Scott Walker and Paul Ryan

In The New York Times, Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin write on the friendship and shared faith of Wisconsin’s two most powerful Republicans: Representative Paul Ryan and Governor and presidential candidate Scott Walker. “For Republicans who are disappointed that Mr. Ryan has decided not to run for president in 2016, Mr. Walker is offering himself as the next big thing (if not the next best thing) to come out of southern Wisconsin: a kindred spirit who talks politics and trades prayers with Mr. Ryan in phone calls and frequent text messages,” the authors write.

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