I never thought he was a Romney supporter but I guess he is. The only reason he is staying in would be to continue to slit the conservative vote and allow Mitt to continue getting 25 percent. Dumb move. He would have suspended his campaign and do good work in Texas. Maybe run for Senate someday to get some experience there.
Time for your nap. Perry is not a quitter. That’s why he is staying in. He will take the south and likely the rest of the country too.
I am guessing Mitt must have talked to him. I wonder if his super pac will be trashing Romney on TV in SC. I betting not.
“I never thought he was a Romney supporter but I guess he is. The only reason he is staying in would be to continue to slit the conservative vote and allow Mitt to continue getting 25 percent. Dumb move. He would have suspended his campaign and do good work in Texas. Maybe run for Senate someday to get some experience there.”
Just an FYI, but that’s not it. Not even Gingrich is as opposed to Romney as Perry. Mitt is going to continue to get his 25% no matter what. As far as the Senate idea, at his age and considering the realities of Texas politics, Senate is just not even on the radar screen for Perry. I doubt he would want to go to Washington for anything but the presidency.
So, is Iowa the only state that gets to vote in our primary? McCain got only 13% in Iowa and went on to win just four years ago. A candidate getting over 10% when the winners were only in the mid-20s is still a viable candidate. If Santorum falters (which is likely), Perry still has an outside chance to compete in this thing. Bachmann was correct in stepping out with her results. Iowa was her only chance. Perry is teetering on being out, but not there yet. If things look back leading up to SC or after, it is then time to get out if he so chooses.
Iowa does not have the right to be the sole selector of our candidate, as you suggest.