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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Awww man, I thought this time for sure.
Senator Perry? F*CK NO !!!
How about “Kinda sorta almost cool Rick hey man hold muh beer?” And hand me a fresh one dammit. Works for me.
Could be. Jeb bombed at the debate and the GOPe needs a back up plan. Carly, liberal as she is, did well so she may be that plan.
Adio, Señor La Raza.
**Adios
“Linda Grahamnesty”
You mean -she- he lost his .001% standing in the polls?
Does he need money for more Moe Green glasses?
I think it’s a combination of several things.
Perry is a big wheel in Texas, but he hasn’t been able to transfer his political savvy to a national audience. Part of the reason is that he’s been in Texas politics for a long time and never vaulted to the House or Senate to garner national attention.
After LBJ and GWB, folks are probably tired of considering another Texan for President.
Perry was part of Bush’s administration as and folks are certainly tired of hearing about the Bushes, however tangentially.
Why put money on Rico when you can put money on, oh, Bernie Saunders?
“He was fair as Texas Governor.”
No, he was a crony of the lowest order. Gardasil? Really?
What will his cousins, two aunts, and his sister do now?
/s
I like Perry more than Linda Graham
Last election cycle I told several people to wait and watch Perry run against Cornyn.
He would have won.
Then, he could use being a Senator to face time the Sunday shows over these last two years and run for President as both a successful Gov and current Sen
That path was wide open for him. Had he taken it, he’d be a top tier candidate right now.
Mind you, I’m not particularly a Perry fan, but there would be almost no room for both Texas Senators to run for President and Sen. Perry would have locked up the money men in Texas in a way that former Gov. “Oops” couldn’t.
The GOPe wound have gladly promoted Sen Perry pushing Sen Cruz aside.
Jeb “fought” by asking those who wanted to kill Terri not to kill her. (Just as the pro-life movement in general has followed the strategy of trying to persuade the government that wants to kill babies to change its mind.)
But when it was time for Jeb, himself, to intervene and rescue her from being murdered, he his under his desk. The top law-enforcement officer of the State of Florida, with all the cops in the state and the National Guard at his command, claimed he didn’t have the power to save her life. It took days for her to die of dehydration.
Terri was not dying. She was murdered. And Jeb hid while the murder was carried out.
Which happens to be what ALL FIFTY GOVERNORS have done for 42 years while 58 million babies have been murdered.
Who’s that?
RE> It is now between Cruz and Trump
I truly hope it is now between Jeb and Trump for a while.
I would like to see Trump wear down Jeb every day for weeks on end while Ted builds his momentum.
How much longer is the Chamber going to prop him up? He was pathetic against Trump, so now they’ve turned to Car-lie to bash him instead.
Random model in sweater vest. She doesn’t look like she needs to lose 20lbs. :P
Save a pretzel for the gas jets!
Ba-dum tsssssssssh
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