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Scott Walker To Announce Presidential Campaign July 13

Scott Walker To Announce Presidential Campaign July 13
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) will announce his campaign for president on July 13, Politico reported Thursday.

Aides to Walker told the AP the governor will file the necessary paperwork for a 2016 run on Thursday, and hold an official kickoff later in the month in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

According to HuffPost Pollster, Walker is trailing several GOP primary candidates, including business mogul Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Rand Paul (Ky.). However, he's polling ahead of several other GOP hopefuls, including former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2011, file photo Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at an inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. More than a year after the standoff over union rights that rocked Wisconsin and the nation for weeks, the Republican Governor will face Milwaukee's Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett in Tuesday's recall election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker reacts at his victory party Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Waukesha, Wis. Walker defeated Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a special recall election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker addresses a joint session of the Legislature in the Assembly chambers at the state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gestures as he speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gestures as he speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 16, 2013. It may seem early, but the diehard activists who attended the three-day conference are already picking favorites in what could be a crowded Republican presidential primary in 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker reacts at his victory party Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Waukesha, Wis. Walker defeated Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a special recall election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (credit:AP)
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Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a televised debate with Democratic challenger Tom Barrett, in Milwaukee, Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis. With feelings inflamed on both sides of Wisconsin's recall election, few voters are undecided. One recent poll put the percentage of undecided voters in the low single digits. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) (credit:AP)
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) (credit:AP)
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