Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mukupera kwema1940, Walter akasimuka mukati meWisconsin Republican Party nokuita shamwari, kushandira vamwe, uye kuwana rutsigiro rwemhizha Tom Coleman, simba guru mukati meParty. Muna 1948, Kohler akanga ari nhume ku
kokorodzano yenyika uye akajekesa kuti akanga ari muRepublican ane mwero muchimiro chomumiriri wepurezidhendi weRepublican, Thomas Dewey.