Posted on 01/25/2016 1:18:38 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential primary, Perry told POLITICO in an interview Sunday night.
Perry, who also sought the GOP nomination before dropping out in September, said he now sees the race as one that is between Cruz, a fellow Texan, and Donald Trump. Through phone calls and during a December day spent driving around his Round Top, Texas, home in his truck with Cruz, Perry said he found the senator to be a good listener who respects the Tenth Amendment, "knows what he does not know" and is more conservative than Trump.
"Of those individuals who have a chance to win the Republican primary, at this juncture, from my perspective, Ted Cruz is by far the most consistent conservative in that crowd," Perry said. "And that appears to be down to two people."
Perry, who is famously skilled at retail politics, will campaign with Cruz Tuesday across Iowa, and will join Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King to stump for Cruz again Wednesday. Perry and King will both join Cruz at a Des Moines rally Wednesday night.
The endorsement gives Cruz the blessing of the longest-serving governor in Texas history, just as the senator faces intensifying heat from other veteran politicians, including from his colleagues in Washington, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.
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“The first 9 presidents of the U.S. were foreign-born, so he would be the 10th.”
Utterly lying comment. None were born on foreign soil. Americans were called “Americans” before 1789.
“her British-born husband”????
George Washington was born in Virginia. His antecedents were British.
Only six more posting days until the Iowa Caucus.
"...."Mr. Trump took umbrage by Ted Cruz talking about New York values, and, you know, became very serious about - as we all were - what happened on September the 11th of 2001," he said. "We were all New Yorkers that day - don't get confused with that, but you know, I would hope there's enough humor in that person to understand that, hey listen, we all make fun of New York," he said. "I mean, come on, 'New York City? Get a rope.' Remember that ad, for the picante sauce?".....
Actually you have people you don’t know, supporting someone you don’t like, that you have assumed authority not granted to you, to deem them things you have no right to assume.
Well said.
I just wanna save a pretzel for the gas jets. :)
Not me. I think Trump is revolutionary, but I’m glad that Perry didn’t back Jeb or some other Establishment creep.
I think that Perry is taking border safety more seriously now — just like Trump. And I happily welcome him to the Top Two arena.
Trumps campaign is akin to the Ron Paul phenomena on steroids.
Trumpbots are blind to the truth.
As conservatives we must persevere this nonsense and support Cruz.
One massive loser supports another massive loser!!! Insane, Glenn Beck as a Ted Cruz endorsee!!! Ya gotta be kiddin’ me!!! First Lindsey Graham endores sad sack, useless jeb Bush and now deadbeat, loser Rick Perry endorses “Glenn Beck’s boy, Ted Cruz!!! Go figure!!!
IMHO....anyone who votes for Ted Cruz or Jeb Bush is not wrapped too tight!!! GO DONALD TRUMP!!!
The problem with Rick Perry is that he can’t think quickly on his feet. He’s a bumbler. Aside Glenn Beck’s smooth but equally bumbling stump remarks, they’re like the ying and yang of disaster. In fact, I can’t wait to see what they’ll do to poor Cruz.
How dare you call me godless! You have no right to do that.
“Go to Slate for your compadres.”
So now you are actively telling others to go to another site. I’m sure Jim appreciates that. You’re not a jerk? Prove it.
time for you to leave...... you have overstayed your welcome
Thanks for your civil support of Cruz. Sadly and unsurprisingly, the thread degenerated into the typical “holier-than-thou” denouncements. Can it be next Monday yet? LOL
Good for Cruz on picking up another feather in his cap.
A little advice. Stop posting the eminent domain attack. You need to ignore it and let the issue die down as America’s 30 second attention span moves on to something else.
If the Cruzers are going to bring up potential first ladies, what are they thinking? Heidi is on leave from Goldman Sachs, her chief of staff is a former Goldman Sachs employee, Heidi has involvement with CFR, they took a loan that keeps the G-S connection alive. Really, y’all want to go there?
“Rick Perry is a Conservative.”
Rick Perry was a democrat all during the Reagan years and worked for Algore during the 1988 Democrat Primary.
Not a good idea for left-wing tools like Helicondelta to register on FR.
It was a from a fake tweeter account. Probably someone in the Cruz camp.
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