Scott Walker sunk by $40,000 payout he couldn’t afford

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Washington Times:

His nascent presidential bid struggling to capture popularity and fresh dollars, Gov. Scott Walker made the hard decision last month to fork over $40,000 from his shrinking campaign coffers to the South Carolina GOP to ensure he would have a spot on that state’s crucial primary.

 

The fateful decision proved a fitting symbol for a steep price of admission that Mr. Walker ultimately could not afford. He won’t compete in South Carolina next February after stunning the political world by suspending his campaign Monday.

 

Political strategists say the price of staying in the crowded 2016 race may further shrink a GOP field that just a few weeks ago topped 17 candidates and had prognosticators predicting most contenders could last into spring with the help of outside super PACs.