A presidential candidate visited Guthrie Center Thursday morning. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker spoke to a crowd of about 50 people at the Prime Time restaurant. The Governor talked about his leadership experiences in Wisconsin, including having nearly 100,000 protesters on the capitol lawn and facing a subsequent recall election, which he won by seven points, in June, 2012. Walker believes his experience as a government executive and as someone who has faced and beaten adversity qualifies him to be president more than the other Republicans running.

When asked about his recent drop in the polls, Walker explained the road to the White House as being more of a marathon than a sprint. “I think there’s ebbs and flows along the way. Eight years ago, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson were ahead of John McCain and Mitt Romney at this point in the polls across the country, in October, 2007. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was way ahead of John Edwards and Barack Obama. It goes up and down, that’s just part of a national campaign. If we’re able to get our message out, which events like this help us do, we think ultimately we’ll be okay here in Iowa.”

State Representative Clel Baudler was in attendance and said he likes Governor Walker’s views on immigration and says he’ll watch the candidate more closely. “Put it this way, I like him better today than I did yesterday.”

Governor Walker continues his campaigning today with a trip to The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.