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Now he was an early favorite in the crowded republican race for the u.s. presidency. he was twice elected governor of wisconsin, taking on powerful public unions and winning big. but after only a few months on the campaign trail and two lackluster debate performances scott walker is dropping out. >> i will suspend my campaign immediately. i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front-runner. >> now walker's support among republ...

Good morning, welcome to "happening now," i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee, and scott walker dropping out after a dramatic plunge in the polls from favorite to footnote at least over the last several weeks. walker never really stood out in the face of trump's bombastic style. but we'll get into some of the specifics of that. now walker says he wants others to join him in clearing the field for someone strong enough to take on trump. >> i will suspend my campaign immediately. i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can...

Another problem for walker is he didn't establish a lean for himself. he wasn't a conservative candidate. he wasn't necessarily in the moderate lane. he was somewhere in between. went back and forth depending on the issue. that made ift difficult for him. >> in the beginning people thought that would be an advantage that he could straddle both camps of the republican party. that didn't work out. peter, does walker getting out of the race make it easier for the so-called outsiders like trump or dr. carson or carly fiorina to score even more points? >> no, i don't think so actually. i think what...

Advisors and staffers in iowa and new hampshire. the money wasn't there. donors weren't ready to pony up. voters weren't taking the bait on this idea of a persona, a profile the governor with results, a conservative governor. it showed with perry, now with walker. i talked with trump himself. did he a 30-minute call with the "the washington post" this evening. he said he's changed the race, people haven't adjusted. he offered encouragement to walker. this is a different race and some people can't handle it. >> this might have been trump stumbling into the truth there. by the noise level he cre...

Unprepared to be president. to use his word, an apprentice. now walker walked off the field as texas governor rick perry did and other candidates might as well begin their current level of support nationwide which is zero. what's it take to be a champion in the republican battle? do you have to play dumb on whether he is a muslim? do you have to issue personal manifestos like you don't want a muslim to be president even if there is no one running. is that what it takes to stir the souls of today's republicans? scott walker's campaign imploded once trump hit the scene. he was the front-runner t...