Inside the Fall of Scott Walker: Why Did GOP Star Burn Out in 2016 Race?

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decision to drop out of the presidential race on Monday came as he entered the kind of death spiral struggling campaigns often do
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The candidate who had once led in polls in Iowa was now well behind in the Hawkeye State and outside of the top 10 GOP candidates in some national surveys. He was potentially in danger of not qualifying for the next GOP debate. And with donors unwilling to give money to a candidate who appeared to be a loser, Walker was running low on campaign funds.

But why was Walker struggling to raise money and maintain his standing in polls? Because the second-term Wisconsin governor was supposed to be the man who could satisfy both wings of the Republican Party but ended up pleasing neither.nbcnews,youtube