Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s announcement Monday that he would be suspending his presidential campaign signified principally the beginning of the ‘winnowing’ period during which less popular Presidential candidates—usually those polling in the single digits or below—begin to drop out of the race as the nomination picture becomes clearer.

What is unusual about Walker’s situation, however, is his rather meteoric fall from GOP polling leader to raking in less than 1% of support along the likes of Bobby Jindal, Lindsay Graham, and George Pataki. Pundits and newscasters as early as 2014 predicted Walker would run away with the 2016 Republican nomination, as his values and views aligned well with those of many conservative establishment leaders and he seemed personable and intelligent enough to hold a stage with likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Walker began the summer atop the GOP field, backed by billionare brothers David and Charles Koch. His implosion comes at least partially at the hands of Donald Trump, who stole much of Walker’s grassroots support. Walker’s claim to unorthodoxy—that he never finished college—was far overshadowed by Trump’s numerous outrageous statements and his clear alignment counter to much of the GOP establishment.

His downfall too can be attributed to his lacking policy knowledge. While Walker rose in the polls partially due to his past record as Wisconsin’s governor—dismantling employee unions to provide more economic autonomy for the state’s businesses— he fell likely due to his lacking ideas regarding America’s future. His deficient grasp of domestic and foreign policy became more and more obvious as he was questioned about birthright citizenship, illegal immigration, and international terrorism.

However, Walker’s fall holds in its significance a bright spot for every American voter—maybe, we as a country have come to a point where Super PAC, corporate, and large donor money aren’t all-determining. Walker had the support of the GOP’s biggest spenders, both in and outside of Washington—but he didn’t have the support of the American people, and as such will be remembered along the likes of the GOP’s many has-beens.