I don’t get why you mentioned Todd Palin’s endorsement of NEwt, along with Bolton’s endorsement of Romney, as both helping Romney.
People need to take note; at this point it’s pointless to obsess on Perry dropping out or whatever he does...notice the true, significant numerical split is between Gingrich and Santorum. They are almost evenly splitting it. Perry is barely registering.
Now he is making some noise, getting his points out, participating in the free for all, yes, but in actual votes...according to polls and so far in Iowa and NH, he’s so far down the list he isn’t impacting it votewise. If he actually finishes very low in SC, would people STILL obsess that he should get out and throw his support to another? What difference would that make, until he pulls enough to become a significant factor??
Also, you cannot make Perry supporters choose either your chosen candidate or choose the one Perry might endorse. These people are not going to follow anyone’s dictates, even his. Nor, if Perry got out, could he make Santorum or Newt get out.
Right now he’s making his points and they are points that need to be made. In most instances they are in the right direction on the right agenda.
And he doesn’t back down, if you’ll notice.
I pray he gets going in SC and FL, but if not, one thing he can always say is, people and businesses, come to Texas. I tried to get the Texas Way to become America’s way, but I was passed over in favor of others. But Texas is still here and I’m still here, ya’ll come on down.
Ah, but Perry IS registering, i.e., he's getting some votes. As close as this contest is (remember the 8 vote margin of victory in Iowa?), every vote counts.
Every vote that he frees up by dropping out, is going to go to one or the other of the two conservatives who have a chance of beating Romney. The man has been mathematically eliminated from serious contention, and needs to leave the race for the greater good.