<p>Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced last night he will suspend his campaign for the Republican nomination for the Presidency.  ;In an apparent parting shot against Donald Trump, he said:</p>
<p>&#8220;Today, I believe that I&rsquo;m being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive conservative messenger can rise to the top of the field.  ;With this in mind, 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 <em><strong>conservative alternative to the current frontrunner</strong></em>.&#8221;</p>
<p>While the timing was unexpected, according to Walker allies, ;Walker&#8217;s campaign suffered the problem most campaigns do at this stage.  ;They are short of money.</p>
<p>Walker&#8217;s performance in last week&#8217;s debate was not good enough to propel him higher in the polls, and spark the interest of additional donors, in a very crowded field. We rated his performance as good, and improving, but we thought he was outshown by Fiorina, Trump and others. ;</p>
<p>Ted Cruz&#8217;s reaction was &#8220;Holy Cow.&#8221; Walker was once considered a front runner, and was expected to do very well in Cruz&#8217;s home state of Texas.</p>