Fiorina Upends Walker on The Chase

Scott Walker's reign in the top tier of The Chase is over.
No one on the stage in Wednesday night's prime-time Republican presidential debate needed a breakout performance more than the Wisconsin governor, who has declined precipitously in polling across the board over the last month.
But he didn't get it, partly through no fault of his own. Walker was only posed three direct questions throughout the three-hour debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and garnered the least amount of total speaking time.

On the other hand, Carly Fiorina produced a sterling performance that showed her to be passionate and poised. Perhaps most importantly, she showed she could stand toe-to-toe with front-running Donald Trump.
So it's Fiorina vaulting into the top tier and Walker falling to the second tier in the latest change on The Chase – U.S. News' rankings of the 2016 presidential contenders and their shot at their party's nominations. 
This marks the first time Fiorina has been included in the top four candidates. She comes in at No. 4, just behind No. 3 Jeb Bush, No. 2 Ben Carson and No. 1 Trump.
Walker's campaign, meanwhile, is assessing how to recharge before it's too late.
The Washington Post is quoting several Walker fundraisers who are getting jittery about the governor's standing in the race and floating a possible shake-up.

The most immediate problem Walker faces may be cash flow. He's built one of the largest staffs of any 2016 operation – employing at least seven aides for press alone – and a fundraising deadline coming at the end of the month will reveal if he has the resources to plow forward without paring back. He has said he is putting "all our eggs" in the basket of Iowa, where he once led the field decisively and now has dropped to fifth place. But he won't have much time to show progress before donors are prone to defect.
It's also remarkable that less than five months before the nominating contests kick off, three of the four top Republican candidates on The Chase have never held elected political office: Trump, Carson and Fiorina. Bush is the lone traditional politician lingering with them, but only because of a gargantuan financial advantage that can power him through early stumbles.