Union-Buster Scott Walker Goes Bust

On Monday morning, he and his wife met with campaign aides to go over their options before huddling in private. The couple returned to say that he wanted to set in motion getting out of the race.

What Happened to Scott Walker?

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After occasional meetings with advisers over several days about his campaign's finances, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Monday took a break to talk to his wife for 30 minutes. By the time he returned, he'd made his decision.

Within hours, the man who rocketed to national prominence less than five years ago by confronting as many as 100,000 angry protesters surrounding the state capitol in Madison would end his presidential bid at an upscale hotel just a few blocks away.