“Your point is taken, but with all the money Perry supporters threw into Iowa with the big TV buys, and to finish in 5th place, I have to believe the money is about to dry up.”
BINGO!
If so, then Perry will be out, but his backers may be taking a longer term view and hey, it’s (more/less) a free country and they can throw their money away as long as they wish.
Newt is in the same position, but if he does nothing more than lead the fight against Romney, it will have served a noble purpose. Fox News just showed a full page ad he’s taking out, comparing himself against Romney. He may end up in a virtual “tag team” with Santorum, being the bad guy who goes after Romney so Santorum can stay positive.