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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6576196" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="missouri">Missouri</keyword> Gov. Mike Parson told a <a href="https://971talk.radio.com/blogs/the-marc-cox-morning-show/governor-mike-parson-mccloskey-kim-gardner-st-louis">St. Louis radio show</a> that if they are charged, he would <keyword id="77063" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="pardon">pardon</keyword> Mark and Patricia McCloskey, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-intervening-case-missouri-mansion-couple-pointed-guns-governor-2020-7">the couple who pointed their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters back in June</a>.</li><li>"A mob does not have the right to charge your property," Gov. Parson said of the June 28 incident. "They had every right to protect themselves." </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-intervening-case-missouri-mansion-couple-pointed-guns-governor-2020-7">President Donald Trump has also defended the couple</a>, calling the legal proceedings against them "a disgrace."</li></ul>Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said on Friday that he would pardon <a href="https://www.insider.com/black-lives-matter-st-louis-lawyer-couple-point-guns-mansion-2020-6">the St. Louis couple that pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters</a> marching past their home last month. <a href="https://971talk.radio.com/blogs/the-marc-cox-morning-show/governor-mike-parson-mccloskey-kim-gardner-st-louis">In an interview on the "Marc Cox Morning Show" on 97.1 FM</a>, Parson said if Mark and Patricia McCloskey were to face charges for the June 28 incident, he doesn't "think they're going to spend any time in jail."The McCloskeys are <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hawley-seeks-civil-rights-probe-in-case-of-st-louis-couple/2020/07/16/d806c4ae-c772-11ea-a825-8722004e4150_story.html">currently being investigated by Democratic Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner</a> after they were caught on videos posted to social media brandishing guns at a stream of protesters who were marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's house. Parson said the couple "did what they legally should do.""A mob does not have the right to charge your property," he said on the radio show. "They had every right to protect themselves.""Right now, if this is all about going after them for doing a lawful act, then yeah, if that scenario ever happened, I don't think they're going to spend any time in jail," Parson added.Insider previously reported that <a href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Missouri law</a> says a person "commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons" if "he or she knowingly exhibits, in the presence of one or more persons, any weapon readily capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner."<a href="https://twitter.com/mikeparson/status/1284472992047800322">Parson later posted a link to his interview on Twitter</a>, where he wrote "We will not allow law-abiding citizens to be targeted for exercising their constitutional rights.President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> has also spoken out to defend the McCloskeys, telling the conservative <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&amp;v=70Jzf0NhBv8&amp;feature=emb_titlemb_title">site Townhall</a> in an interview last week that legal proceedings against the couple are "a disgrace." Gov. Parson said last week that Trump "doesn't like what he sees and the way these people are being treated," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-intervening-case-missouri-mansion-couple-pointed-guns-governor-2020-7">Insider's Tom Porter previously reported</a>. "The president said that he would do everything he could within his powers to help with this situation and he would be taking action to do that," Parson told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/15/trump-st-louis-mccloskeys/">The Washington Post</a>.

Missouri Gov. Parson said he would pardon the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="130981" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Utah">Utah</keyword> is giving free <keyword id="1252845" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="face-masks">face masks</keyword> to any resident who does not already own a mask.</li><li>The announcement comes as a precaution as the state prepares to begin <keyword id="62764" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Reopening">reopening</keyword> businesses.</li><li>Gov. Gary Herbert said that residents should expect to wear masks in public until a vaccine is produced.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced Monday that <a href="https://governor.utah.gov/2020/04/28/gov-herbert-announces-a-mask-for-every-utahn-project/">the state will begin distributing free face masks to any Utah resident</a> who does not own a mask in an effort to protect residents' health as the state aims to reopen parts of the <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword>.Utah did not enact stay-at-home orders, but the state plans to loosen some of the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> restrictions it had in place by May 1, <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/04/24/gov-gary-herbert-hopes/">according to The Salt Lake Tribune</a>. Distributing face masks is a line of defense the state is using to try and gear up businesses, but according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-29-coronavirus-news-n1195006">NBC News, no state has seen a steady 14-day decline</a> in coronavirus cases — <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/upshot/coronavirus-four-benchmarks-reopening.html">a key factor in epidemiologists say needs to be met in order to reopen the economy safely</a>."We want to do everything we can as we work together as a state to combat COVID-19," Gov. Herbert said. "Wearing a mask when we are out in public may not be convenient, but it can help slow the spread of the virus. Let's all do our part in stopping the spread and helping to protect those around us."Herbert also said wearing masks in public would be a norm in the state until a vaccine is developed.The state plans to mail residents who request masks up to six face masks per household address. The shipments could take between one to two weeks to arrive. That's why essential workers and at-risk populations, such as people above the age of 65, will receive priority shipments. First responders and state management offices will also receive masks.Using funding provided by the CARES act, Utah bought 2 million masks from Utah Manufacturers Association and Cotopaxi. Utah Manufacturers Association is working with manufacturers around the state to produce 1.5 million masks and Cotopaxi will make 500,000 masks.All of the masks will be made in Utah, keeping 200 workers employed in order to manufacture the masks. The governor's announcement discouraged people who already own masks to request a shipment for themselves or for others.If you are a Utah resident, you can <a href="https://coronavirus.utah.gov/mask/">order a mask here</a>.Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/utah-to-mail-free-face-masks-to-residents-2020-4">Business Insider</a>

Utah announces plan to mail free face masks to residents who don't already have them

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="26567" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Matthew-MCConaughey">Matthew McConaughey</keyword> pumped up a crowd of <keyword id="3071" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Soccer">soccer</keyword> fans with a "Verde! Listos!" chant.</li><li>The actor, a minority owner of <keyword id="104460" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="MLS">MLS</keyword> team <keyword id="8734585" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="austin-fc">Austin FC</keyword>, wore a green and black suit to match their colors.</li><li>The game on Saturday ended in a 0-0 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes.</li></ul>In celebration of the <a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/austin-fc-marvel-at-electric-opening-night-at-q2-stadium">first-ever home game for Major League Soccer team Austin FC</a> in their new stadium on Saturday, Matthew McConaughey walked onto the pitch before the match in a green suit with black trim and a drum strapped between his legs and pumped up the crowd by leading them with one of their chants."Verde! Listos!" McConaughey <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/06/20/matthew-mcconaughey-fc-austin-crowd-cheer-soccer/">would scream</a> followed by him slapping the drum. The sold-out crowd of <a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/austin-fc-marvel-at-electric-opening-night-at-q2-stadium">around 20,000 fans</a> at Q2 Stadium in Austin, <keyword id="15710" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="texas">Texas</keyword>, yelled the same chant along with him. The Texas-born McConaughey is <a href="https://www.austinfc.com/club/ownership/matthew-mcconaughey">a minority owner of the team</a>, which was formed in 2018 and is having its inaugural MLS season this year. Dressing in green and black was the proper choice for the actor, as those are his team's colors.Austin FC faced the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.Soccer isn't the only thing that keeps the Oscar-winner tied to Texas: McConaughey is also <a href="https://www.insider.com/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-governor-run-interview-politics-career-2021-3">considering a run for govenor</a>.

A photo shows Matthew McConaughey straddling a drum and screaming to pump up soccer fans at a new Austin stadium

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> CEO <keyword id="191843" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tim-Cook">Tim Cook</keyword> told most of his employees not to expect to return to the office until June 2021, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-11/apple-s-cook-says-most-staff-won-t-return-to-office-until-june?sref=lAVQtUwz">Bloomberg News</a>.</li><li>The move places Apple on a similar timeline as Facebook and Google, both of which plan to welcome employees back next summer. </li><li>The company reportedly is using augmented reality to help factories in China manufacture their newest designs.</li></ul>Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told most of his employees not to expect to return to the office until next summer, placing the company in line with similar schedules from Facebook, Google, and others. On Thursday, Cook told staff during an all-hands call that it's unlikely they'll be returning until at least June 2021, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-11/apple-s-cook-says-most-staff-won-t-return-to-office-until-june?sref=lAVQtUwz">Bloomberg News</a>. Cook reportedly said: "There's no replacement for face-to-face collaboration, but we have also learned a great deal about how we can get our work done outside of the office without sacrificing productivity or results. All of these learnings are important. When we're on the other side of this pandemic, we will preserve everything that is great about Apple while incorporating the best of our transformations this year."Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. The <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> pandemic forced employees around the world to stay away from offices this year, and some in Silicon Valley have questioned whether they'll go back at all. Facebook has told some employees that they can permanently <keyword id="123591" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Work-from-home">work from home</keyword>, although others are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-hiring-remote-work-director-permanent-work-from-home-shift-2020-9">expected to return</a> to Menlo Park in July 2021. Google CEO Sundar Pichai <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-employees-working-from-home-summer-2021-report-2020-7">reportedly told employees</a> over the summer that most wouldn't be back in the office until June 2021. The pandemic has created new obstacles for Apple, in particular, because the <keyword id="6358815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tech">tech</keyword> giant's supply chain is spread across the world, with much of its manufacturing taking place in China, Dan Riccio, svp of hardware engineering, reportedly told staff on Thursday.He said engineers usually go to China each fall, as manufacturers begin new projects for Apple. But, this year, they've remained in California. So they're using remote-controlled robots to help manufacturers in China, according to Bloomberg. As infections surged in California, millions of residents <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-enters-most-restrictive-covid-19-lockdown-hospitalizations-soar-2020-12">returned to restrictive lockdowns on Sunday</a>. In the Bay Area, most were asked not to leave their houses aside from gathering essentials, like food. In a partnership with state officials, Apple and Google earlier this week <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1336006920923013122?s=20">launched a COVID-19 tracking app</a> in California. Govenor Gavin Newsom said the CA Notify app will send people push notifications if they may have been exposed to the virus based on their location.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says most staff will work from home until June 2021, in line with other tech companies like Google and Facebook

New Delhi, Apr 14 () The capacity for COVID-19 testing has increased seven folds in the last three weeks in Jammu and Kashmir and over 350 samples can be tested on a daily basis, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.Allaying apprehensions regarding the availability of ventilators in the Union Territory, he said the designated ventilators for possible coronavirus patients, which were 46 in number till a few days ago, are now 209.This information was also shared by Lt Govenor of Jammu and Kashmir G C Murmu during a conference chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last weekend."Similarly, the number of quarantine beds has increased nearly four times from 7,909 to 26,943," said Singh, Minister of State for Personnel.He said the increase in capacity of testing of over 350 samples per day is a major achievement.After a detailed audio- interaction regarding COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Jammu and Kashmir, Singh lauded the Union Territory, particularly health authorities, for bringing about a major upsurge in COVID-19 care and prevention capacity during the lockdown period, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.Compared to many other states and union territories, he said, Jammu and Kashmir has been faster in upgrading its health infrastructure to meet the sudden challenge that emerged in the form of the coronavirus pandemic.For example, the minister said, the number of isolation beds has increased from 1,533 to 2,372 and there are plans for 1,689 additional beds.Jammu and Kashmir was among the first to set up dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, the number of which has now increased to 17. The number of ICU beds designated for COVID patients has also been increased from 25 to 209, the minister said.Singh also credited the Union Territory government for promptly following the various guidelines released from the Centre from time to time, whether it be in respect of setting up of decontamination tunnels or the distribution of AYUSH drugs to boost immunity. AKV SKL ANBANB

J-K's coronavirus testing capacity has increased to over 350 samples per day: Jitendra Singh

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Getty/Michael KovacAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>On Friday, dozens of New York business and civic leaders signed on to an open letter to Jeff Bezos in the New York Times begging him to reconsider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/amazon">Amazon</a>'s choice to pull its HQ2 project out of New York.</li><li>The letter comes after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-governor-cuomo-asks-amazon-reconsider-decision-ditch-hq2-2019-2">New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo talked directly with Bezos recently</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/nyregion/amazon-hq2-nyc.html">according to the New York Times</a>.</li><li>There have been no indications that Amazon has been reconsidering New York since its shock decision to pull out in February.</li></ul>New York isn't giving up on Amazon.Like a spurned lover, leaders and representatives from the state and city of New York have signed on an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/nyregion/amazon-hq2-nyc.html"> in the New York Times</a> begging him to reconsider the company's choice to pull its HQ2 project out of New York. The company announced the decision in mid-February. The letter rehashes past events, reiterates the boon Amazon was projected to offer the city and state, and offers reassurances that the project will move forward if Amazon gives the go ahead.The letter goes on to say that "Governor Cuomo will take personal responsibility for the project's state approval" while "Mayor de Blasio will work together with the governor to manage the community development process, including the workforce development, public education and infrastructure investments that are necessary."Here's the full letter,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/nyregion/amazon-hq2-nyc.html"> reproduced from the Times</a>.The letter was signed by dozens of New York business and civic figures, including religious, education, union, political, and tech leaders. Cuomo also spoke with Amazon executives - including Bezos - personally on multiple occasions over the last two weeks, according to the New York Times, to try and get the company to reconsider.Read more:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-governor-cuomo-asks-amazon-reconsider-decision-ditch-hq2-2019-2"> Andrew Cuomo and other Democrats are begging Jeff Bezos to reconsider New York for HQ2 after Amazon abruptly announced plans to ditch the city</a>Amazon has given no indications that it has been reconsidering its New York decision since its shock decision. At the time, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/it-wasn-t-any-one-incident-amazon-rep-says-decision-n971831">head of policy communications for Amazon Jodi Seth told NBC News</a> that its decision was "pretty firm" and not open to renegotiation.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/future-of-retail-ai?IR=T&amp;utm_source=businessinsider&amp;utm_medium=ctgr&amp;utm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;utm_content=ecommerce_ctgr_leadgen&amp;utm_campaign=ecommerce_ctgr_leadgen_future-of-retail-ai"></a> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/valentines-day-fewer-americans-celebrate-spending-more-2019-2">Fewer Americans are celebrating Valentine's Day, yet we're expected to spend a record-breaking $20.7 billion on gifts</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Read the letter New York leaders sent to Jeff Bezos begging Amazon to come back

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider News of a deal between iconic Texan chain Whataburger and a Northern bank is sparking panic among some of the chain's most loyal fans. <ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/whataburger">Whataburger</a> announced on Friday that Chicago-based BDT Capital Partners agreed to acquire a majority share of the Texas family-owned company. </li><li>Many Texans panicked in response to the news, worrying that a deal with a Northern bank would diminish Whataburger's quality.</li><li>NFL stars and the state's governor proposed that Texans chip in and buy the iconic chain themselves. </li><li>"Texas, we don't want you to be upset. We will always be Texan and represent you in a way that makes you proud," Whataburger said on social media.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>News of a deal between iconic Texan chain Whataburger and a Northern bank is sparking panic among some of the chain's most loyal fans. On Friday, Whataburger announced that it had reached a deal with Chicago-based BDT Capital Partners, LLC, in which the merchant bank will acquire a majority share in the family-owned company. Tom Dobson, the son of Whataburger's founder Harmon Dobson, will step down as CEO but remain on the company's board. "This is both exciting and bittersweet for the Dobson family. Whataburger has been the heart and soul of our family legacy for nearly 70 years, but we feel really good about the partnership with BDT," Dobson said in a statement. "They have a track record of success with businesses as special as ours that want to grow, while preserving culture and family history." Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/whataburger-menu-texas-fans-review-2018-7">I visited Whataburger, a Texas chain with a cult following, for the first time. Here's what it's like.</a> Many Whataburger fans were concerned about what might happen to the beloved chain with a Chicago-based merchant bank in charge. NFL star J. J. Watts, who plays for the The Houston Texans, tweeted a plan for Texans to acquire the chain, which was backed by Kansas City Chiefs' <keyword id="4469065" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="patrick-mahomes">Patrick Mahomes</keyword>. Even the state govenor chimed in, <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1140012507878346753">with Gov. Greg Abbott</a> tweeting a meme featuring President George W. Bush and the phrase: "Get in J.J. - We're saving Whataburger." <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1140012507878346753">Twitter/Greg Abbott</a> Whataburger has taken to social media to assure fans that it is doing its best and that the chain's quality will not change under the new leadership. In a statement released on social media, Whataburger said: "Texas, we don't want you to be upset. We will always be Texan and represent you in a way that makes you proud. #believethat." If you have a Whataburger story to share, contact ktaylor@businessinsider.com. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/whataburger-in-n-out-burger-texas-fast-food-2019-5">We tried Whataburger, the 'In-N-Out of Texas' - here's our verdict</a></h3> <pre style="display: none;">function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</pre>

Texans are freaking out over the news that a Chicago merchant bank is buying a majority stake in the iconic chain Whataburger

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">AP Photo/Morry GashWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pauses as he speaks at a news conference.</div></div></div>Six months ago, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) was a serious contender for the White House.He was <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/poll-iowa-gop-scott-walker-leads-donald-trump-second-120352">leading in early polls</a> in key states. He <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/scott-walker-iowa-speech-running-president-2015-7" target="_blank">wowed a crowd in Iowa</a> with a boisterous speech in January, and ended up leading almost every public poll there for about five months.He'd <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/04/21/3649458/koch-scott-walker-endorsement/">garnered the implicit support of the Koch brothers</a>, two of the most important conservative donors.And his bid was serious enough to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-scott-walker-thinks-kind-tough-guy/story?id=33674183">warrant early attacks from Hillary Clinton</a>, along with other top contenders Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R).But earlier this week - only 71 days into his official bid for the presidency - Walker's implosion was complete. He stood in a drab, window-less room. In a brief statement, he <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/report-scott-walker-dropping-out-2015-9" target="_blank">announced the end of his campaign</a>."Today, I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive, conservative message can rise to the top of the field," Walker said. "With this in mind, I will suspend my campaign immediately."But though Walker's fall from GOP front-runner to early campaign dropout was steep and brutal, it followed a series of missteps publicly and privately that had been hampering the governor's run for months.<h2>'I think I'd be pretty pissed about how he handled my money'</h2>Walker's public demise was rapid.He entered the race on July 13, about one month after real-estate magnate Donald Trump. And as Trump rose in the polls, Walker began to see his support deteriorate in Iowa - a state neighboring his home state of Wisconsin that was long expected to be central to his path to the nomination. Leading into the first Republican debate in August, Walker saw Trump begin to eat at his base.Walker's dramatic decline was exacerbated by a widely panned performance in the first Republican presidential debate in early August. Many members of Walker's own team <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/scott-walker-republican-debate-213664">privately vented their frustrations</a> to the press with his failure to stand out onstage - while establishment rivals like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) made headlines for their strong responses to questions.Behind the scenes, tension began to build. Money started to dry up.Campaign staff knew that Walker needed to perform well in the second debate if he was going to be able to survive - donors and supporters were getting antsy. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-collapse-of-scott-walkers-presidential-campaign/2015/09/22/6d1b8c9a-6144-11e5-8e9e-dce8a2a2a679_story.html">As The Washington Post reported</a>, the governor's fundraising had hit a wall - Walker failed to meet his fundraising goals by several hundred-thousand dollars. This was a problem - because the governor had hired an ambitiously large campaign staff.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Thomson ReutersRepublican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a town hall meeting at the Xtreme Manufacturing warehouse in Las Vegas</div></div></div>A former Walker aide told Business Insider that the governor surrounded himself with staffers with whom he was not close, a problem that multiple people close to the campaign said resulted in few checks on the advice that he was receiving.People inside the campaign said this became particularly troublesome during the lead-up to the second debate, where the political aides attempted to micro-manage much of Walker's preparations. Policy aides, one person close to the campaign said, were largely shut out of the preparation."There didn't seem to be longtime Walker loyalists in the inner circle," a source close to the campaign told Business Insider. "Especially later in the campaign, the inner-circle, people in control of the campaign seemed to be a small group of people that had not been with the governor in the past.""At the end of the campaign you had a small group of paid political advisors, especially in the debate prep for the second debate. I'm not sure how helpful that is to a candidate when your inner circle becomes relatively small, and you don't have a sounding board, or you don't have someone who has known your past campaigns and seeing how you work as a candidate," the source continued.Walker also ran into the another debate problem: He wasn't eager to engage in contentious disputes with other Republican candidates."I think that he was very reticent to get into personal attacks against his competitors," Robert O'Brien, one of Walker's former foreign-policy advisors, told Business Insider. "I think he felt it was a strong Republican field, he had respect for folks, and it's not his style to engage in the more flamboyant conduct that maybe some of the other candidates engaged in."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/David BeckerRepublican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker takes a selfie with supporters during a visit at a Harley Davidson motorcycle dealership in Las Vegas, Nevada July 14, 2015.</div></div></div>But much of the criticism of the campaign staff has focused on former campaign manager Rick Wiley.Campaign insiders and pundits noted that Wiley - who'd previously worked as the political director for the Republican National Committee, but hadn't held a high-level position in an official presidential campaign - had made controversial decisions that put the campaign in jeopardy.Some pointed at his failure to curb the campaign's zealous overspending, which left Walker with $700,000 in campaign debt."I don't think that people in Wisconsin are particularly pleased with how he handled the job," said Republican strategist and former Walker aide Liz Mair, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/scott-walker-aide-why-he-dropped-out-2015-9" target="_blank">who rattled off a list of reasons earlier in the week</a> on Twitter of Walker's struggles as a candidate."On a human level, I have a certain amount of sympathy," Mair told Business Insider of Wiley. "But if I was a donor, I would have basically have no sympathy. ... I think I'd be pretty pissed about how he handled my money."In an extended, <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/scott-walker-2016-fall-213956" target="_blank">on-the-record interview with Politico</a> - the candidness of which surprised many political observers - Wiley placed the onus on the media for panning Walker's performance in the first debate.But other campaigns were aware of the fact that fundraising in a large field would be difficult, and seemed to understand the consequences of what could happen if they overspent. Some veterans pointed out that Tim Pawlenty made similar mistakes in the 2012 campaign and was forced to drop out after <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2011/08/bush-donor-to-bolt-pawlenty-for-perry-061141">many of his donors defected</a> to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)."People drop out of campaigns because they run out of money," <a href="http://atr.rollcall.com/rubio-campaign-manager-on-walker-exit-its-about-money/">Rubio campaign manager Terry Sullivan said at a Google event this week</a>. "That's why we run such a lean campaign." Added Mair: "For him to sort of blame it on a poor debate performance or the media is not very plausible."Wiley was also slowly becoming a story himself. Just before Walker decided to drop out of the race, a number of outlets circulated reports that he was on the chopping block. <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/scott-walker-quits-2016-213912">Politico reported</a> that just before Walker decided to drop out of the race, donors were urging him to fire Wiley and shake up his campaign staff.But regardless of campaign-staff problems, Walker wasn't helped by his own demeanor on the trail. He stepped into several high-profile gaffes that critics and some analysts say showed his shakiness on policy issues and his naivety as a govenor.Walker struggled to answer questions about whether he supported birthright citizenship, an issue on which he took <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/scott-walker-birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-2015-8" target="_blank">three different positions in a single week</a>, and the renewable fuel standard, an ethanol subsidy that is a significant campaign issue in Iowa. He was also criticized for refusing to answer if he would accept more Syrian refugees as president, after saying that he didn't answer "hypothetical" questions."Clearly had had a hard time answering particular questions - whether you're talking about things germane to foreign policy and national security, immigration. And frankly, he first got himself intro trouble on the renewable-fuel standards. On a lot of those things he just wasn't sufficiently well versed," Mair said.O'Brien, who advised Walker on foreign policy, disputed the claim. He said Walker was well-versed in numerous national-security and defense issues, and his detailed foreign-policy credentials simply did not get picked up by the press."There were stories about purported mistakes on foreign policy. I saw just the opposite - I saw the governor's foreign-policy statements driving the debate," O'Brien said.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Brian SnyderU.S. Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker talks to voters during a campaign stop at Morse Sporting Goods in Hillsborough, New Hampshire August 20, 2015.</div></div></div><h2>'He may well be in a position to run again'</h2>Other campaigns were quick to try and scoop up the donors and infrastructure left behind by the Walker campaign, though Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) seems best positioned to capitalize on Walker's implosion.The same day that Walker announced his decision to drop out, the governor's co-chair in New Hampshire, Cliff Hurst, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/marco-rubio-scott-walker-drop-out-2015-9">announced</a> that he'd pledged to support Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida). Rubio's team also made a play to scoop up former Nevada Gov. Bob List, Walker's campaign chair in Nevada, a key early-voting state.People close to the campaign say that some of the campaign's on-the-ground staffers are eyeing jumping to Rubio's campaign, while some former staffers have said that they are interested in Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as well. Both campaigns have been making overtures to former operatives.But thought Walker has already publicly touted re-focusing on his governorship, some of the people close to him see his decision to leave the race now as a smart political move if he wants to run for president again in the future.Walker comes out of the race relatively unscathed. There were no missteps in the vain of Perry, whose "oops" 2012 debate moment carried well into the 2016 campaign before he became the first candidate to drop out. Walker leaves with $700,000 of campaign debt, a relatively small sum <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/hillary-clinton-2008-campaign-now-debt-free-086597">compared to massive multi-million dollar debts amassed by other former front-runners</a>.And unlike some of his Republican opponents, Walker is still relatively on the young side of his political career - the governor is only 47, and he doesn't face reelection for another three years.Said Mair: "He may well be in a position to run again, and if he does, he'll do a lot better." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/subways-jared-fogle-allegedly-sent-lewd-texts-2015-8">More trouble for Subway's Jared Fogle...</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="5ncHNudjonEIaSoYSJP9tcN-cA_jh7Sm" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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