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Scott Walker’s Demise Shows Limits of ‘Super PAC’ Money Model

In the age of “super PACs,” a presidential campaign can die of thirst on the shores of the Great Lakes.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was among the most successful fund-raisers in his party, with a clutch of billionaires in his corner and tens of millions of dollars behind his presidential ambitions.

GOP candidates move fast to court Walker’s valuable donor network

Republican presidential candidates moved aggressively Monday to court the donor base of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose abrupt exit from the race left his large national network of financial backers suddenly up for grabs.

Shortly before Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker quit the presidential race, his first supporter in New Hampshire decided to back U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

WMUR.com first reported that Cliff Hurst, a former state GOP vice chairman and Manchester Republican Committee chairman, will serve as a state co-chair for Rubio, along with state Sen. Regina Birdsell and attorney Gordon MacDonald.

The stunning collapse and exit of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Monday provided a jolt to a Republican establishment staring at a presidential primary field dominated by three political novices and led by a populist billionaire.

Scott Walk­er’s sud­den sus­pen­sion of his pres­id­en­tial race is one of the biggest sur­prises in pres­id­en­tial polit­ics this year. The Wis­con­sin gov­ernor, who looked like a ser­i­ous con­tender to win the nom­in­a­tion, saw his stand­ing di­min­ish over the sum­mer as flash­i­er, more-out­spoken con­ser­vat­ive chal­lengers stole the lime­light.

Marco Rubio lines up Georgia endorsements ahead of visit to Atlanta

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has lined up a youngish crew of up-and-coming Georgia lawmakers ahead of his visit to Atlanta on Monday.

His endorsements include state Sen. P.K. Martin and state Reps. Geoff Duncan, Chuck Efstration, Buzz Brockway, Trey Kelley and Bert Reeves.

Party Rules to Streamline Race May Backfire for G.O.P.

When gloomy Republican Party leaders regrouped after President Obama’s 2012 re-election, they were intent on enhancing the party’s chances of winning back the White House. The result: new rules to head off a prolonged and divisive nomination fight, and to make certain the Republican standard-bearer is not pulled too far to the right before Election Day.