Posted on 08/10/2015 8:40:28 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Former Texas governor Rick Perry's presidential campaign is no longer paying its staff because fundraising has dried up, while his cash-flush allied super PAC is preparing to expand its political operation to compensate for the campaign's shortcomings, campaign and super PAC officials and other Republicans familiar with the operation said late Monday.
Perry, who has struggled to gain traction in his second presidential run, has stopped paying his staff at the national headquarters in Austin as well as in the early caucus and primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, according to a Republican familiar with the Perry campaign who demanded anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Perry campaign manager Jeff Miller told staff last Friday, the day after the first Republican presidential debate, that they would no longer be paid and are free to look for other jobs -- and, so far at least, most aides have stuck with Perry -- according to this Republican.
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Jeb is wearing himself down every time he speaks.
Perhaps his former friend Al Gore can help him.
That was my thinking as well. I was a Perry Supporter until he hired Schmidt and Barbour, now I think he can't get off the state fast enough.
You don't reward people who have stabbed you in the back. If you want to hire back stabbers, I have no use for you.
But Rand just got a infusion of life support of cash from a SuperPAC, throwing good money after bad.
I never voted for Rick Perry for Governor of Texas because he was too liberal. Why would I choose him out of a field of 20 (or whatever number) candidates?
most aides have stuck with Perry
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