Scott Walker's social media aide resigns after Iowa tweets

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 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 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:

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 sent out a series of tweets  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.