“How did we get here?”
Do you really need to ask that? Perry was his own worst enemy. I dont live in Texas so I have only read about Perry being the longest serving Governor and was interested in his candidacy when it was announce. Then he starts his debats by calling conservatives “heartless” in a debate, forgets what agencies he would eliminate with his “oops” moment, made a speech in NH that sounded like some drunken sermon and just plain old failed to impress. First impressions are everything and he flopped in his debut never able to recover. That is what happened to Perry and he may have damaged his brand going forward if he had 2016 ambitions they may be gond for good.