He is merely saying that he will go to the well of faith.
It’s an allegory.
I could be wrong.
It would be America’s loss
I think a Santorum/Perry ticket makes a lot of sense. Provides the best geographical balance of any ticket.
He is a politician. A good man, but still a politician. Going home to reassess the campaign = dropping out. Kinda like when Cain said he was going to have a heartfelt conversation with his wife and reassess the race. Different circumstances, but still just sugarcoating the words which really mean, "I'm done".