Scott Walker. Another order of toast has been served in the form of Scott Walker, who suspended his campaign yesterday. Both Perry and Walker, successful governors of their respective states, are now gone. If we are following governors we would expect to see Huckabee, Jindal, and Pataki withdraw in the near term. Governors have the tremendous advantages of needing to work within a state system, and without the option of deficit spending. Governors usually have the record of working successfully with the opposition, a skill diminished and even deprecated in recent years. This would be a shame for the alternatives will become outsiders and insiders - plus the remaining governors. All those still in the game have their own calculus on who they want in and who should go. The remaining governors no doubt celebrate the Walker exit, though lauding his experiential excellence - whatever that means. I suggest that for some candidates, the rise of Trump, Fiorina, and Carson will s
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