Mr. Perry was in the single digits in recent polls here, but his withdrawal from the race could affect the outcome of the primary by giving conservative voters one fewer alternative
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New York Times | By JEFF ZELENY and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Gov. Perry and wife Rita / AP Photo/David Goldman
11:45 a.m. EDT | Updated NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Gov. Rick Perry of Texas dropped out of the Republican presidential race here on Thursday and announced his endorsement of Newt Gingrich, a man he called a “conservative visionary.”
“I’ve never believed that the cause of conservatism is embodied by one individual,” Mr. Perry said at a news conference here. “Our party and our conservative philosophy transcends any one individual.”
“I have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path forward for me,” Mr. Perry said. “I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich.”
8 reasons Perry's campaign failed
Houston Chronicle | By Richard Dunham (Jan. 19, 2012 9:53am) – You all know the “oops” moment. You know about that really weird speech in New Hampshire. And the other campaign missteps. But if Rick Perry’s campaign was damaged by a series of small (and sometimes large) gaffes, it was doomed by a number of major strategic miscalculations. Here are eight of the most important . . .
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God may have called Rick Perry to run for president. But, as Perry joked this week, He didn’t tell the Texas governor he was going to win. You need to prepare the groundwork for a national campaign, from a grassroots organization to a media strategy. Perry jumped into the deep end of the pool. And he hadn’t yet learned to swim in the murky waters of presidential politics.
2 comments:
Thank God (not Perry's corrupt God) the "dybbuk" has left the Rep prez race.
He was an embarrassment to sane Texans and an embarrassment to smart American conservatives who live in the 21st century.
Let's hope Texas doesn't elect another Perry. With another governor like him and Bush we will need to make the state motto:
"We mostly elect right wing idiots for Governor."
To Emancipator:
In fact, let's hope Texas doesn't elect PERRY again. One of his aides said Perry might run again for governor.
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