Perry will not bow out until after his hat is handed to him, yet again, in SC. Then he’ll say it was for the good of the party/country/whatever. The truth is he wanted to bow out after Iowa, but wanted to save face so he can run again in the future, without being knocked out in the first round. Now he can pretend he’s not an insider, blah, blah, blah. If Romney win’s SC, Perry will get out. If Romney loses SC, Perry may stay in to distract again for him in Florida, and THEN get out. We’ll see if he’s the stalking horse or not.
Perry will not run again. No chance.
His campaign will be Case Study #1 of the importance of primary debates.
I think he ran just to get Anita off his back, and he is only staying in to show her he isn’t a quitter.
If he can’t win in SC, he won’t be able to win anywhere. I think he should throw in the towel now and give Newt a shot.