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Marina FangAssociate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
Posted: 09/21/2015 04:25 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- Once considered a favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is expected to announce Monday that he is dropping out of the race, after sinking poll numbers.
According to the New York Times, Walker has informed GOP sources and campaign supporters of his decision, citing concerns over fundraising. Campaign officials confirmed the announcement to NBC News.
Walker's campaign called a press conference in Madison, Wisconsin, scheduled for later on Monday.
In a CNN poll released Sunday, the most recent one following the second GOP debate last week, Walker's support among GOP voters dropped to less than one half of one percent, putting him below most of the field.
Walker's exit from the race is a stunning defeat for a candidate who, in early summer, was considered a top-tier frontrunner for the nomination. The Wisconsin governor at one point led primary polling in the early caucus state of Iowa, where he had roots and where his Midwestern appeal was considered sure to boost him to victory.
His lackluster performance in both GOP presidential debates in Cleveland, Ohio, and Simi Valley, California, where he appeared wooden and stunted, failed to generate enough buzz to survive the summer of Donald Trump and other outsider candidates like Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson.
Walker is the second candidate to exit the race, following former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who bowed out earlier this month after his campaign fundraising dried up, with many of his staffers working without pay in the campaign's final days.
