[excerpt].....Perry and Palin bonded in April 2008 at a forum that the Republican Governors Association sponsored, and he campaigned with her in Texas during the 2008 presidential race. She returned the favor when Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison challenged him for reelection in the 2010 GOP gubernatorial primary.
“He walks the walk of a true conservative,” Palin wrote in a letter distributed to members of the Texas Federation of Republican Women. “He sticks by his guns — and you know how I feel about guns.”
Palin also headlined a high-profile rally for Perry last year, attended by thousands of people on Super Bowl Sunday, about a week before the start of early voting. He handily won reelection.
One Texas Republican who is convinced that Perry will run for president is Dan Patrick, a state senator and possible U.S. Senate candidate; he calls the governor “conservative lightning in a bottle.” Patrick said that description also applies to Palin — and Bachmann. But he suggested that a Perry decision to run for president might preempt a bid by Palin.
“If too many conservatives get in, they will divide the grassroots base and allow someone else to get the nomination,” said Patrick, who has met Palin several times and describes himself as an admirer. “Palin and Perry understand that and know that the bigger picture is to win. If one steps forward first, the other may see a different role.”..... [end excerpt]
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/06/palin-vs-perry-in-2012/240551/
Palin/Bachmann 2012