Scott Walker quits the 2016 presidential race

[DebbieCDC]

Source: New York Times

Short of support and cash, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, saying he had been “called to lead by helping to clear the field,” announced Monday that he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Mr. Walker’s withdrawal is a humiliating climb down for a Republican governor once seen as leading a charmed political life

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/09/21/scott-walker-quits-2016-presidential-race/

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[KamaAina]

1. So where is all that sweet, sweet Koch money gonna go?

Jeb!? Rubio, maybe?

[old guy]

9. Jeb! I suspect.

[Jack Rabbit]

14. There isn't a nickel of Koch money that isn't tainted

And whoever takes it is ballot box poison.

[rpannier]

2. I'm Saddened

I had Christie as the next drop out in the pool

[Reter]

34. I'd say Graham or Pataki are next

[rpannier]

35. Probably right

Though I think it'll more likely be Graham since I think Pataki is either aiming for a cabinet position or trying to get something else from it -- though I have no idea what they would be the guy is a twit

[Flatpicker]

43. I don't think that

Christie's brand of arrogance is going to let him drop out early or gracefully.
He figures that if he hangs on, he can pick up some of the followers from the failed campaigns.
Then if Trump implodes, he's the right bigmouth to grab the base.

[valerief]

3. Please, crawl under your rock and stay there for the next 40 years. nt

[appalachiablue]

48. So long dud

[liberal N proud]

4. Another clown ejected from the clown car

Funny thing the are all falling out on the right

[totodeinhere]

32. The problem is after all is said and done one clown will be left.

n/t

[OneCrazyDiamond]

42. And a lot of people will vote for them. n/t

[SusanaMontana41]

66. Yep. Very disturbing. n/t

[sofa king]

53. Yes, but...

... it will be one bloody, knife-scarred clown by the time all this bullshit is over, so damned long from now. So much money and time spent savaging their own side and, by extension, the potential voters who supported everyone else but the clown who wins.

For example, Jeb! is never going to outrun the "low energy" tag, which is just another euphemism for "stupid." That didn't hurt his brother, but then his brother only needed to get close enough to steal it. Not sure that's true for this one.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Can his stupidity be transferred to others?

[Geronimoe]

6. He ran out of money

Like he did to Wisconsin.

[Jimbo S]

58. I was surprised to read that

He had all that robber baron money. Plus, he had unlimited money from the 2012 re-call campaign. Was he allowed to carry that over?

[AngryAmish]

7. I was wrong. I thought Walker would win.

In fact, I thought he would win the general.

I am glad to be wrong .

[passiveporcupine]

12. I think we have Trump to thank for this

As much as I don't want to give him credit for anything. He is royally messing with the GOP clown car.

[duhneece]

33. He was the candidate I was most afraid of in the general...before Trump came along so strong nt

[Jimbo S]

57. Same here

People in Wisconsin underestimated him (myself included). He was going to take his national. His poll numbers dropped the same time Trump started campaigning.

[ProgressiveCheese]

61. Don't discount how much of the damage was self-inflicted.

Amazing amount of flip-flops and gaffes.

[Jimbo S]

56. He had the potential

He was at the top of my list when he announced.

[yeoman6987]

8. 13 more GOP and 4 Democratic candidates to go

Let the national election begin.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141212666

although we can't post this news enough!!!

[writer not writing]

29. Twice over

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141212712

This thread was up for hours before finally getting locked.

[Half-Century Man]

11. Dafuq?

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"Called to lead by helping clear the field"

; are you declaring yourself first rat fleeing the ship?

Scotty would call a penile warts, built in french ticklers.

[Feeling the Bern]

13. Adios, pendejo.

Don't let the screen door hit'cha where the good lord spilt'cha! No one wants your ass prints on the door!

[moondust]

15. Kochs pull the plug?

[Gman]

16. If you can't run with the big dogs

Stay on the porch.

[Staph]

17. I suppose that he dropped out too late in the day

for the Colbert Hunger Games fallen tribute salute.

Oh! Does that mean that he will do it tomorrow night, just before the Donald comes on? Sweet!

[MynameisBlarney]

18. Oh this deserves The Full Jonah

[Eric J in MN]

24. That's great. I wish Tobey Maguire would make another Spider-Man movie. NT

NT

[MynameisBlarney]

25. Yeah, me too.

He was the best Spiderman IMHO.

Though, Andrew Garfield did really good too.

[asiliveandbreathe]

19. Good! - by by Scotty - I have been saying all along trump is creating a smoke

screen - to make Jebbie look the sane one...reminds me of the VP selection process by cheezy - and then he picks himself....which was the plan ....

The foreign policy advisors for jebbie - when they were announced some time ago - that was the first hint...they are all GWBs advisors...now that scares me -

As well, the new Ads by the US Army uncle Sam is making another call....scary chit indeed.....

[Eric J in MN]

23. Jeb Bush was supposed to be the smart brother

...when he started running for president. Few call him that now. If Trump is trying to make Jeb Bush look good, it's not working.

[Eric J in MN]

20. Scott Walker's quitting statement

"The way to measure success in government is by how many people are no longer dependent on the government." - Scott Walker tonight

http://cbs2iowa.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Gov-Scott-Walker-Dropping-Out-Of-Race-208105.shtml#.VgCdiX02cQo

A country with no government and mass deprivation is a success by Walker's measure since no one there is dependent on government.

By contrast, Bernie Sanders implies that the purpose of government is "making sure that all of our people have healthcare as a right, education as a right, housing as a right, childcare as a right."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-talks-about-his-brand-of-socialism/

[mascarax]

38. We wait for the fine day

That Scott Walker is no longer dependent on the government.

Detest him and others who play that anti-government game while he/they live off the government as a career.

Glad he is out. Now to get him out of WI and career politics.

[sofa king]

21. But his resume was so evil...

... AND he's a dummy, too. He seemed the perfect choice for The Man. But alas, there is too much evil from which to choose.

[L. Coyote]

22. I guess running at 0% in the polls wasn't good enough for him. Talk about not being optimistic.

Wouldn't an optimist have seen 0% support as a great challenge?

[oberliner]

26. He was in 1st in Iowa as recently as July

Just goes to show you how meaningless this early polling nonsense is.

[sofa king]

51. It's annoying how the media is writing their own story.

Nobody knows or gives a shit about Carly Fiorina, and if they do the one thing they remember his how she destroyed Hewlett-Packard. She's an absolutely awful candidate on the surface and worse the closer one looks, and yet CNN has pushed her into the top 3, apparently so Trump can be more of a chauvinist in public.

The reason, I think, is that the field is crowded beyond easy comprehension for voters who don't comprehend anything easily, so the front-runners are being chosen by news media outlets through the amount of exposure they give to the candidates.

That's why Jeb! will never be completely out of it, and will always in a position to steal it all, because the evil people who control him made a point of gaining control over American news media FIRST.

[oberliner]

52. Agreed

It all seems like a game or a reality show as far as the punditry is concerned.

There is way more time spent discussing who is where in the polls than the actual policy positions of the candidates.

[Demeter]

27. I feel like singing, but bronchitis won't let me, so here's some youtube!

[Politicub]

28. Ass meet door

Smell ya later, Walker.

[rurallib]

30. I hope the next time I hear his name it is at the sentencing

Orange is the preppy color this year, Koch boy Scotty

[Ed Suspicious]

31. I like to say that he "dropped out" of the race because, well, he does that. Drops out.

[czarjak]

36. Gee Scotty....

My hopes were so high. A compassionate, conservative, born-again hypocrite, and you couldn't pull it off?

[DrBulldog]

37. Good riddance. Now I hope . . .

. . . I can say that 15 more times.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. ...

[Freelancer]

46. Excellent!!! -nt

[Marie Marie]

40. Koch Brothers think that money can buy you a President.

The problem with their logic is that you need to back the right candidate. You can wrap a turd in silk but all you end up with is the same turd and wasted silk. Except for the Teabaggers and a few die hard Repukes, most Americans do not want a candidate that follows their agenda. So far, I think they have thrown their money at losers and I can only hope they continue to waste their money on candidates that will not win. I get enjoyment at watching them throw their money down the rabbit hole.

[Cha]

41. Walker may be quiting but his Horrible ideas aren't going Anywhere!..

http://my.democrats.org/Keep-Republicans-Out

Thanks DebbieCDC

[LovingA2andMI]

44. Was Scottie Boy Ever In the Race....

To Be President or just a Koch Brother's Prop? This is a question inquiring minds should want to know.....

[Freelancer]

45. Ding dong, the witch isn't dead. He's just positioning himself for a VP candidate tap

The name 'WALKER' looks good with any candidate's name above it on a bumper sticker. And he definitely makes any candidate he's standing next-to look shinier and sound smarter by comparison. In short, IMO, he'd like to be the next Dan Quayle.

[davidpdx]

47. YEAHHHHHHH!

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out there Scotty!

[riversedge]

49. Walker says he is “called to lead by helping to clear the field.” Finally, leadership that Scott Wal

Donna Brazile Verified account ‏@donnabrazile 6h6 hours ago

Scott Walker says he is “called to lead by helping to clear the field.” Finally, leadership that Scott Walker is qualified for!

[deutsey]

50. Happy dance time!

[asuhornets]

54. Who's next?

I believe the republicans are conspiring to get rid of Donald Trump. For some strange reason I believe Jeb Bush will be the Republican nominee.

[Amishman]

60. my guess is Rubio is who they rally behind

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He will be the compromise struck between the teapot crowd and the party machine. The party wants Jeb but the masses and the teabags want nothing to do with him, instead they want Trump or Cruz. They'll meet in the middle with Rubio, who happens to be also on the Koch's good list.

[Amishman]

55. out of the loop, does this mean he will be sticking around as governor?

it would be nice if this left him out in the cold

[Jimbo S]

59. Still Governor

Recently re-elected. Next election is November, 2018.

[vkkv]

62. Trump is the front-runner because he encapsulates modern-day Republicanism:

So... other GOP candidates think Trump will be bad for the country (bad for their party in reality) .
But, Trump is the front-runner because he encapsulates modern-day Republicanism:

Worship of money.
Racism.
Misogyny.
Reckless speech.
'You're in my way' mentality.
Rhetoric.
No solid plan in sight other than 'build a wall' and bomb first, ask questions later.
Guns in every hand will make America great again.
Corporations rule.
The poor can pay for their own education and health care because that will help the country and economy in the long run.

Trump is sitting in the driver's seat of the out-of-control GOP clown car.
What's not to like if you want the other party to win?

If you think that he's not fit to be POTUS then WHY is the GOP front-runner?
I think we all know the answer to that last one. See list above.

The Presidential Donald: "If Hillary can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America" - 4/16/2015

[Jimbo S]

63. This man's dream is crushed

The Presidency has been Walker's ultimate goal since his high school days. His entire political career has been geared towards this one office. Now, it's never gonna happen. Too bad, so sad.

[spiderpig]

64. Good riddance, jerk.

Now for the rest of you - except the one we know we can beat.

[rockfordfile]

65. I think that guy so crooked