Once the front-runner in first-up caucus state, the former Wisconsin governor has fallen far back in polls there. And where he once was campaigning—and spending money—across the country, now says he’ll limit his scope.

“I think we’re putting all our eggs in the basket of Iowa, we’re committed to Iowa, and I think that’ll help us make the case all throughout the country,” Walker told MSNBC in an interview in the spin room after Wednesday night’s GOP debate.

The comments represent an unusually frank assessment from a candidate — as opposed to a strategist or operative — about the execution of a campaign.