Scott Walker's Still Working Out His Stance On Birthright Citizenship

At the outset of the 2016 election season, the conventional wisdom on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was that he was in a fairly unique position among the Republican Party’s presidential contenders. He was a favorite of both major donors and grassroots activists. His appeal was broad enough that one could easily imagine a coalition of tea partiers, evangelicals and mainstream conservatives. Best of all, Walker was a survivor: The Democrats and the unions had come at the king, and they'd missed. Repeatedly and dramatically. Which is, like, the one thing you're not supposed to do.

In other words, there was a time not so long ago when a lot of folks thought the nomination was Walker’s to lose. Lately, however, the question has become whether Walker is about to go and do just that.