Gov. Scott Walker seems to genuinely enjoy antagonizing his perceived opponents, which has earned him a good deal of political currency outside of Dane County. But his move to gut the Wisconsin Idea has perplexed many. He has passed it off as a drafting error in his proposed budget, but we’ve since learned the cut was on his administration’s docket since at least December 2014. Why would Walker, given his presidential ambitions, risk such a politically brash move with nothing tangible to gain?
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