Perry scraps South Carolina schedule

CNN ^ | 1/4/2012 | Peter Hamby

[PAConservative1]

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Rick Perry's "re-assessing" phase will apparently last through the remainder of the week.

After his disappointing fifth place finish in the Iowa caucuses, the Texas governor has scrapped his entire campaign schedule and will return to Austin to ponder whether to forge ahead with his bid.

[PAConservative1]

Adios, Ricardo. Go Santorum and Newt!

[goldstategop]

Santorum has a ground organization in South Carolina. His social conservatism and economic populism will go over well with Palmetto State voters.

[Utmost Certainty]

Now if Bachmann would also drop out, we’d have a lot clearer field to work with.

[JDW11235]

It’s like my birthday all over again!

[PAConservative1]

If she doesn’t drop out it’s basically an admittance she’s nothing more than a Romney stalking horse. Wasn’t there a rumor she held her fire on Romney since he offered her VP? Regardless, if she can only get 5% in IA, she’ll be in Huntsman territory everywhere else, so she’s not much of a factor anyway.

[trumandogz]

Rick “Flash in the Pan” Perry is going back to Austin.

[JDW11235]

“Rick ‘Flash in the Pan’ Perry is going back to Austin.”

Yep, where he promised he would serve out his liberal term. Texas Toast, anyone?

[trumandogz]

[JDW11235]

That Raccoonesque face looks unhappy. Where’s the photo from?

[trumandogz]

Houston Chronicle

[VanDeKoik]

No one leaves a run “temporarily”.

His supporters have had their one shot at manufacturing a comeback after the last time he tanked and disappeared.

[CainConservative]

Ditto

[af_vet_rr]

Not a fan of Perry, but thought he'd have the backbone to stay in it longer.

As Governor though, he's never faced a serious campaign challenge. In 2002, he had no Republican opponents and the Democrat had already been destroyed by a fellow Democrat. In 2006, Perry's only Republican competition was a secessionist who didn't crack 10%, and then he faced a clown car full of single-issue/limited candidates in the general election. In 2010, the only Tea Party challenger shot herself in the foot, Kay Bailey Hutchison couldn't run a competent gubernatorial campaign if her life depended on it, and the Democrat was a Clinton insider.

[CainConservative]

She’ll drop out tomorrow, too.

[MestaMachine]

Perry’s and bachmann’s value voters will go to Santorum. I think he might have a real chance now.

[Ronin]

Drrrrrauuuup.... Drrrrarrrrruuuppp...

When Perry comes marching home again, Hurrah, Hurrah...
When Perry comes marching home again, Hurrah, HURRAH...

How the town will cheer when Perry comes marching home...

Well, he tried, but getting over those debates just wasn't in the cards. No one can say that he wasn't given a proper chance.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Oops.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Bachmann needs to do the right thing, too, for the Party (vanquish Romney and RINOS), and for the country, (defeat Obama, restory sanity).

I truly hope she does the right thing and visions of having the Oval Office to her own do not keep her head in the clouds. The Conservative side of the house cannot go on much more being split five and six ways, against a Leviathan of a Romney, the US Mass Media, the RNC, toadies and sycophants like Rove and Ingraham, and the Establishment. This fine woman has a lot of work ahead on Capitol Hill to do, or even in a Republican cabinet from 2013, no doubt about it. She is also relative young and can run for President again, they don't all make it on the first try, and rarely directly from the Lower House.

[af_vet_rr]

Bachmann turned me off with some of her vicious/idiotic attacks. They weren’t made to boost her, they were made to drag other candidates down. Lot of folks are not going to easily forgive her for the “6-6-6” crap. That kind of crap reeks of amateur hour. It did more damage to her than her opponents, because she was burning bridges with potential supporters with that crap.

[trumandogz]

[Admin Moderator]

We did not enjoy cleaning up your mess when we mentioned it to you before and we sure don’t like it now.

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[waus]

If Algore decides to run for president again, Perry can be his Texas campaign chairman.

Oh, wait, Ricky Ricardo already tried that.

Perhaps, since it’s flu season, how about some forced vaccinations.

There are a lot of things the Rickster can still do to ruin people’s lives, so, we shouldn’t feel too sorry for him.

He’s probably on the horn to Jerry Brown right now plotting their next move.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yeah, the calling of Cain’s well-intentioned “9-9-9”, as “6-6-6” by Mrs. Bachmann was really crappy and creepy and below the belt, and you know were Herman to go on to the GOP nomination, the Dems would have pulled that crappy rabbit out of the hat many times in attack ads till kingdom come. She cannot be easily forgiven for that, I think she stepped in it more times than I can count. She will make a good Congressperson (maybe in charge of a cabinet agency to dismantle), but not more than that, for now it seems.

[af_vet_rr]

Yeah, the calling of Cain’s well-intentioned “9-9-9”, as “6-6-6” by Mrs. Bachmann was really crappy and creepy and below the belt, and you know were Herman to go on to the GOP nomination, the Dems would have pulled that crappy rabbit out of the hat many times in attack ads till kingdom come. She cannot be easily forgiven for that, I think she stepped in it more times than I can count. She will make a good Congressperson (maybe in charge of a cabinet agency to dismantle), but not more than that, for now it seems.

Somebody said that she did not intend for the response or association that the "6-6-6" attack garnered, but I don't buy it for one moment. She's not dumb and she's a Christian - she knew what she was doing when she made that association. Cain supporters won't forgive her, just as Perry supporters won't forgive her for some things.

[South40]

[org.whodat]

Oh, come on he only spent $817.00 per vote. LOL

[Reagan69]

Oooops.

[rintense]

Not surprising for most here. Most. ;)

[firebrand]

LOL. Is “keywordarrhea” a word?

[Reagan69]

If Sanctimonius is our candidate, we’re done.

Say hello to 4 more years of Obama and his Supreme Court picks.

[PalmettoMason]

Agreed.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I think Rick can do it—if people back him up. Its that or 3rd Party.

[ez]

I think Santorum will fade leaving Mitt v. Newt with crazy uncle Ron riding in the back seat. JMO...

[PalmettoMason]

As soon as the liberal media start with the “dead baby” story, and start playing the video of Santorum talking about black welfare recipients, he is done.
I’m surprised they are not running those stories yet, but I think they are waiting to give him the “Cain treatment”.

[miss marmelstein]

I think Alam Colmes has probably taught the media to leave off the “dead baby” story...

[TADSLOS]

Oh, come on he only spent $817.00 per vote. LOL

Rick doesn't spend his own money. That's big pay to play crony money won for political favor. Also, that $817.00 figure doesn't include the millions in taxpayer money spent to support and protect this grifting fool while he's been on this joy ride with Anita.

[Fresh Wind]

Anyone who watches and listens carefully to the “black welfare recipient” video will realize that he said nothing of the sort. The story is a fabrication by CBS with the specific intention of smearing Santorum.

The only ones that will believe CBS are the ones who are too lazy to watch it themselves, and the ones who are already inclined to believe any lies that they are fed, especially when race is involved.

[org.whodat]

All true, the Texas tax payers put out a bundle.

[GBA]

Smart move, Governor Perry. Best wishes to you and your family.

[SumProVita]

The fact that she hasn’t dropped out now simply reinforces my belief that she is lacking some basic wisdom.

[TADSLOS]

Omaha Beach turned out to be Dieppe.

[SumProVita]

I like Rick Santorum....but I think you may be right. I also think it will boil down to Romney v Gingrich.

[lonestar]

Hello Romney!

[SumProVita]

“As soon as the liberal media start with the “dead baby” story...”

THAT would work very strongly AGAINST liberals.

[txhurl]

If it’s gonna be Santorum - which I Like - we need to get behind him yesterday. We need to be taking out LOANS to produce ads attacking Romney.

[SumProVita]

I like Santorum....but still think that Speaker Gingrich would be the stronger president in actually getting things done because of his know how.

[elvis-lives]

I think that this has gotten personal enough for Newt that he will be on a scorched earth campaign against Romney. Newt knows now he has no chance but he will not sleep before he knocks Mitt out.

[thesearethetimes...]

Here is hoping you are right. Even with all of the slick flip flopping aside it is Unbelievable that ANYONE would have voted for Romney after that recent McCain redux - sidestepping classifying 0bama as a Socialist in the O’Reilly interview told folks everything they needed to know about Mitt, and none of it was good.. shakes head...

Oh yes, and welcome to FR :)

May God guide our course.
Tatt

[varina davis]

I hope Perry really is reassessing and he and his backers figure out that he is the probably the only candidate who can take most all blue states. I don’t think Santorum can do it and I’m pretty sure Romney can’t.

[varina davis]

Make that all RED states.