I do believe Perry needs to stay in the race at least as a placeholder ... just in case the other candidates happen to kill each other ... we’d still have a viable candidate.
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You think we should keep a conservative who has great experience as Governor of one of the largest economies in the world as a presidential candidate. Yes, I agree. The attacks on Rick Perry from Freepers leads me to think the level of political discourse has declined too much at this site. The moderators should have zotted those attacking Perry at the same level they zot those who promote Romney. Those who attack Rick Perry are so offensive that rather than convincing someone to vote for their candidate of the week, they solidify oppostition to anyone they purport to support. I would not be surprised if they were trolls.