We went through the whole “re-access” argument when Cain said it. Still, I think he was seriously considering whether he should drop out or not. That’s not the same was wanting to drop out, or deciding to drop out.
I do think they needed to re-tool their campaign.
As it is now, I hold little hope for Perry. However, Bachmann is gone, and I’m not a big fan of Gingrich (and he could be on the way down as well, although we need another two weeks before his polling numbers would drop using the trajectory from Perry and Cain earlier).
I figure the wild card is Santorum. If he catches on in New Hampshire, he’ll preclude any chance for Perry, but then Santorum will win South Carolina, which should put Gingrich out. And Santorum isn’t a bad pick.
And if Santorum wilts under actual scrutiny, I’m glad Perry will still be there. If you believe that each candidate has gotten a cursory look, Santorum is the end of the line. If he is gone, all those people have to go back and make a final decision, and Perry is as likely as anybody left to get the call, especially since he was the first “rejected” and the reasons for doing so may have been weaker than the reasons for rejecting Cain, Gingrich, and Santorum.
I’m glad Perry isn’t gone, because it gives us more of a chance to beat Romney with a real conservative. I’ll settle for Gingrich if I have to, but I’d rather have Perry or Santorum (now that Bachmann is gone).
Of course, I can’t vote for any of these people in Virginia....
“I’m glad Perry isn’t gone, because it gives us more of a chance to beat Romney with a real conservative. I’ll settle for Gingrich if I have to, but I’d rather have Perry or Santorum (now that Bachmann is gone).
Of course, I can’t vote for any of these people in Virginia....”
I’m in the same boat, and it makes me so angry. Our two choices in VA are non-choices as far as I’m concerned.
Well said Charles