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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY)
An aide to Scott Walker resigned late Tuesday after drawing criticism for knocking Iowa’s role in the presidential nomination process.
Liz Mair, a veteran Republican consultant, told the Associated Press she was leaving the GOP presidential hopeful’s political team just a day after she had been hired by Walker’s Our American Revival PAC to provide advice on social media.
Walker has been leading early polls on the Iowa GOP presidential caucuses, which are scheduled for Feb. 1.
“The tone of some of my tweets concerning Iowa was at odds with that which Gov. Walker has always encouraged in political discourse,” Mair said in a statement. “I wish Gov. Walker and his team all the best.”
Jeff Kauffman, chairman of the Iowa Republican Party, criticized the tone and content of Mair’s tweets. He told the AP, for example, that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mair’s comments were “not only incorrect, they’re rather juvenile, they’re naive, they’re ignorant.” He sought an apology and said if he were Walker he would “send her packing.”
The Des Moines Register<span style="color: Red;">*</span>published some of Mair’s Iowa tweets on Tuesday, including these she posted on the day of the Iowa Freedom Summit — where Walker had a breakout performance:
In other news, I see Iowa is once again embarrassing itself, and the GOP, this morning. Thanks, guys.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) January 24, 2015
The sooner we remove Iowa's frontrunning status, the better off American politics and policy will be.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) January 24, 2015
Mair is a former online communications director for the Republican National Committee and assisted Walker in 2012, when he successfully beat back a recall attempt. She’s also worked for Rand Paul, Rick Perry and Carly Fiorina.
Early Wednesday, Mair<span style="color: Red;">*</span>sent out a series of tweets <span style="color: Red;">*</span>sharing her thoughts about the firestorm over her hire, Iowa and its politicians, and issues needing debate in the presidential campaign. She also directed her ire at Democrats for helping to fan the flames.
Final thought: People have mischaracterized my views as "hating" Iowans. That saddens me and is wrong and inaccurate.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 18, 2015
One thing I forgot to mention– credit to Democrats (DNC or Iowa Dem Party?). They're the ones that dug up my tweets & pitched story.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 18, 2015
I may not like the result, but as someone who deals with a lot of opposition research, kudos for being quick on the fly…
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 18, 2015
… and handling it in such a way that it wasn't obvious who originated the story.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 18, 2015
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Iowa caucuses, Liz Mair, Scott Walker, social media, Twitter, 2016<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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