Scott Walker's donors are reportedly panicking as his campaign flounders
After a borderline nonexistent performance in Wednesday night's Republican debate, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) plans to assuage donors' fears by focusing his campaign more squarely on Iowa, the first state to vote in the 2016 presidential race, he said in a conference call with donors Thursday. Supporters were concerned when Walker ranked dead-last in speaking time among a field of 11 candidates, The Associated Press reports.
Donor Stanley Hubbard, a media mogul who has given $100,000 to pro-Walker groups this year, told the AP he will start supporting Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, and Chris Christie as well. Other billionaire donors, like Houston Texans owner Robert McNair, are also spreading the wealth to other presidential candidates.
Walker's campaign reportedly also owes more than $100,000 in debts to campaign vendors, according to an anonymous AP source. Amid all of the uncertainty, some supporters are pushing for Walker to make staffing changes, The Washington Post reports, though Walker said that topic didn't come up on the call with about 80 major donors.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
"For some reason, the people I'm close to, they aren't getting excited about [Walker]," Hubbard said. "And I don't know why. He's saying the right things."
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
-
India elections start amid violence, hate speech accusations
Talking Points Narendra Modi seeks a third term while critics worry about the future of the country's democracy
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
-
'Biden is smart to keep the border-security pressure on'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
-
Bird flu worries mount as virus found in milk, cows
Speed Read The FDA found traces of the virus in pasteurized grocery store milk
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Puffed rice and yoga: inside the collapsed tunnel where Indian workers await rescue
Speed Read Workers trapped in collapsed tunnel are suffering from dysentery and anxiety over their rescue
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
More than 2,000 dead following massive earthquake in Morocco
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Mexico's next president will almost certainly be its 1st female president
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
North Korea's Kim to visit Putin in eastern Russia to discuss arms sales for Ukraine war, U.S. says
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Gabon's military leader sworn in following coup in latest African uprising
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Nobody seems surprised Wagner's Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstances
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Western mountain climbers allegedly left Pakistani porter to die on K2
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
'Circular saw blades' divide controversial Rio Grande buoys installed by Texas governor
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published