Scott Walker: 'I'd love to have that battle' with Paul Soglin

Gov. Scott Walker on Monday welcomed the possibility of a 2018 gubernatorial matchup against Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, saying “it would make for a lively race.”

“He’s an unabashed throwback to the 1960s radical liberal,” Walker said. “I’d love to have that battle.”

Soglin, 72, who has served as Madison mayor a total of 20 years over three separate terms dating back to 1973, said at the state Democratic Party convention over the weekend that he was considering a run for governor.

He previously said he wasn’t interested in running, but was surprised by the widespread appeal of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. He has also been an unabashed Walker critic, clashing with him most visibly in the aftermath of the announcement that Oscar Mayer would be closing its Madison headquarters.

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