Doesn't he have to take out Gilmore, Pataki, and Santorum before he can leave?
Posted on 08/11/2015 1:25:35 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
The news that Rick Perry has stopped paying all of his campaign staff following Thursday's debate is a sure sign of major troubles -- and could be the leading edge of the collapse of his campaign.
If this is the end -- and Perry's super PAC support could well keep him on life support for a bit longer -- it would be a remarkable bit of timing: Perry entered the 2012 presidential race as its frontrunner on August 13, 2011 -- almost four years to the day when it's become clear that his second bid for the presidency has faltered badly.
For Perry, that four year period speaks to just how important timing -- and performing -- are on the presidential level. And how fickle the public can be.
At this time in 2011, Perry was the talk of the political world. He had yet to enter the race -- he did so on the day of the now-deceased Iowa Straw Poll -- but polling suggested he was widely regarded by voters as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney that they had been shopping for.
Less than three months later, it was effectively over -- thanks to a series of poor debate performances capped off by "oops."
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We can hope and then hope it is contagious.
The Wapo is writing his obit, you can stick a fork in him. They have to split their eggs between the Yeb and Kasich baskets now.
Yeah, but does he get to keep them?
Perry knows of three reasons why his campaign is struggling. He can name two of them.
Yes
And then there were sixteen....
Gardasil was the end of Rick Perry.
If I remember correctly McCain reached a low point in 2007 where he couldn’t pay his staff, and then he went on and won the nomination. So this may not be the end of Perry.
Doesn't he have to take out Gilmore, Pataki, and Santorum before he can leave?
Three things that caused his demise... Poor debate, lack of money, and I can’t think of the other...
I really don't know a whole lot about their relationship when Gov. & Solicitor General?
Quit already!! We are very tired of you.
Take Christie, Gilmore, Bush, Kasich with you.
Don’t slam the door!!
The Trans-Texas Corridor and free medical for illegals pretty much killed him with a lot of people as well.
>> Perry knows of three reasons why his campaign is struggling. He can name two of them.
LOL! Man, that’s COLD. But funny, and not without basis.
I like Rick Perry and I wish he’d save himself a load of stress and embarrassment by quietly withdrawing his name from the hat. He deserves better.
He performed well as Governor of Texas. “OOOPS! killed him in his run for President. A shame, reality, but a shame.
Well, Mark Rubio and ¡Yeb! stole his La Raza thunder.
I had forgotten about that one. Excellent mention...
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