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Scott Walker suggests he could sit out Florida primary

Scott Walker suggested in a radio interview with Laura Ingraham today that he could sit out Florida’s March 15, 2016, Republican presidential primary.

Southern Republican Leadership Conference: 5 takeaways

Like most other recent GOP presidential forums and meetings, the Southern Republican Leadership Conference last week teemed with 2016 candidates aiming for a breakthrough moment.

No one will blame you if you can’t keep track of the Republican presidential field. It’s huge. If you count declared candidates, prospectives, and announced aspirants, you have 18 people from across the Republican ideological spectrum: Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum, Gov. Chris Christie, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Rick Snyder, Gov. Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, George Pataki, Rick Perry, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. The field is so large that news networks have put limits on who can join the debates. Fox News, for example, will invite only candidates who placed in the top 10 of an average of national polls. Likewise, CNN will hold two debates: one for top-tier candidates, and one for the bottom tier. (One possible effect of this? Underdog candidates will pull every stunt they can to get onstage.)

Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin impressed conservative candidates in Oklahoma City Thursday, continuing the early wave of momentum he’s been building for months on the trail.

Mike Lee “Impressed” After Meeting Scott Walker

Sen. Mike Lee “went in a little doubtful and came away impressed” when he met Tuesday morning with likely presidential candidate Scott Walker, said an aide to Lee who was briefed by the Utah senator on the meeting.

Walker hits bump in ’16 race

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has hit a bump in the presidential race as new candidates have crowded the field, and his national poll numbers have faltered.

He was seen as an early favorite to win the Iowa caucuses after taking the race by storm with a well-received speech in January at GOP Rep. Steve King’s Iowa Freedom Summit.

Since then, some air has come out of the Walker balloon.

Iowa is a crucial state for any Republican presidential hopeful looking to become the nominee. Here are some important takeaways from the new Quinnipiac University survey for May.

1) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is on top: He leads the Iowa Republican Caucus with 21 percent of likely caucus participants. Though he is the clear leader in May, he did have 25 percent in the same February poll.