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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:29 AM Jan 2012

Rick Perry returning home to consider ending his run for White House

Last edited Wed Jan 4, 2012, 03:13 AM - Edit history (1)

DES MOINES, IOWA – Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whose mistake-prone campaign suffered a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, announced Tuesday that he is returning home to consider ending his White House bid.

Perry told supporters at his caucus night rally that he was heading back to Austin to “assess” whether he still had a path to victory.

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Perry’s stunning revelation – which pundits believe will soon lead to the official termination of his campaign – was a stark reversal from his tough talk just hours before.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rick-perry-returning-home-ending-run-white-house-article-1.1000654#ixzz1iTH7GcOr


Also:


Romney, Santorum tie in Iowa caucuses as Perry struggles to fifth, suspends bid

With the power of the Iowa caucuses to winnow the field, the bottom tier was clear — Newt Gingrich, Perry and Michele Bachmann.

Perry, who had earlier vowed to continue his campaign in South Carolina, instead told a disappointed crowd of supporters that he would “return to Texas and assess the results of tonight’s caucus and determine if there is a path forward for myself in this race,” Perry said.

Perry’s poor showing was his first election defeat in nine contests over 28 years, and a rapid fall for a candidate who entered the race instantly considered the strongest alternative to Romney.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/perry-watch/headlines/20120104-romney-santorum-tie-in-iowa-caucuses-as-perry-struggles-to-fifth-suspends-bid.ece

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One crazy Rethug down... ~6 more to go!

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ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
2. Rick failed to consider a couple things...
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 03:43 AM
Jan 2012

1. Drill baby drill is played out.
2. Republicans now realize they need someone who can speak the English language properly.
3. Oops.

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)
3. NO kiddin' hairspray...this man has a head thick as Alaska...a neonate would have been able to
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:15 AM
Jan 2012

forecast this outcome.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
4. That makes me a little sad.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:54 AM
Jan 2012

Last night it occurred to me that if Perry wins Texas, Santorum wins Pennsylvania, and three or more (four would be better) candidates secure enough delegates to make a majority impossible, there's a shot at forcing the GOP--who hates selecting their candidates by actual votes--into running multiple ballots at the Convention.

That would be a circus the likes of which no American has seen in a lifetime, and the uncertainty the event would create among authoritarian voters would be profound, the damage done perhaps irreparable.

(My girlfriend asked me if Huntsman had any chance at all, and I told her a Convention fiasco is the only way I can envision him getting the nomination, a little like James Garfield wandered into it in 1880.)

So I hope Perry stays in it long enough to screw it up for everyone else.

yardwork

(61,648 posts)
11. I'm with you. I want them all to stay in and spend a lot of money and attack one another.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 10:53 AM
Jan 2012

We don't want the Republicans to coalesce around Romney yet. It's inevitable but the later the better.

Joe Bacon

(5,165 posts)
5. Give it up, Rick!
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 09:33 AM
Jan 2012

Take some advice from The Beatles and join your fellow Texas losers John Connolly and Phil Gramm who flushed millions down the toilet after only buying a couple delegates...

Hugin

(33,159 posts)
6. Now that Rove has laid bare the 1%-ers next Presidental candidate.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 09:49 AM
Jan 2012

Why bother?

It's about time they started preying on each other.

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