Hypothetical Questions: Did Scott Walker get a jolt from his campaign's internal polling numbers?

And is this why he's serving up his base some red meat?

Gov. Scott Walker calls for Legislature to repeal Common Core standards. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/17/2014)

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