A potential Democratic challenger Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in 2018 has dropped out of contention.
Former Wisconsin state Sen. Tim Cullen told reporters in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday that he doesn’t believe he can keep pace with Walker’s fundraising effort.
Walker raised $35 million in 2014 and Cullen said he expects the incumbent to get $45 million in 2018. Cullen said he couldn’t see himself spending multiple hours a day on the phone with donors.
“This is a very sad commentary on the state of democracy and elections in Wisconsin,” Cullen said, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Cullen said he initially considered a run because “Governor Walker needs to be replaced. His divide-and-conquer approach is unlike any Wisconsin governor in at least the last 65 years.”
Right now the only remaining Democratic challenge is from relative newcomer Bob Harlow, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders who lost a congressional primary contest in California in 2016.
According to a recent Marquette University Law School poll, Walker’s approval ratings improved three percentage points from last October to 45 percent. Forty-eight percent disapprove.
