Gingrich Defections Fuel More Talk of Perry Run

by Jay Root
June 9, 2011
13 Comments

Newt Gingrich lost his presidential campaign staff Thursday, adding to already rampant speculation that Gov. Rick Perry will scoop them up to launch his own White House bid.

Two of the aides, Gingrich campaign manager Rob Johnson and consultant Dave Carney, have extensive links to Perry.

"The first thing you think when you see this news is, Perry's going to run. One of the big insider discussions has been, how could Perry run without the core of his team that's been so key to his success? This answers that," said Jim Henson, Texas Tribune pollster and director of ...

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Comments (13)

June 9, 2011 @ 2:59 p.m.

Bill Kerr via Texas Tribune on Facebook

It is a wierd world indeed when Newt isn't "Conservative" enough for the Republicans.
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June 9, 2011 @ 3:04 p.m.

Jonathan Gal via Texas Tribune on Facebook

If Perry takes a tough stand in support of the Fair Tax, I'd switch from being a Romney supporter to a Perry supporter!
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June 9, 2011 @ 3:08 p.m.

Rudy Gonzales

Let me reiterate the folly of attempting to draft or Rick Perry running for the presidency. Rick Perry is a career politician with no qualms of murder. People are seeing Perry for who he really is.
Rick Perry is a career politician from Texas who murdered a convict in the name of Texas. This convict was being deemed innocent by the "Innocence Project" but Perry allowed his execution. Texas has a budget deficit directly attributed to the "Conservative" legislature and Governor. Perry considers himself a conservative in this red, one party state.
The question is who are they to force their Social conservative values on the American public?
Who do these people think they are to shove their agenda on the American public?
No one in his right mind should consider Perry for president.
Data on Rick Perry
Per Capita Spending on:
· Mental Health - 46th
· Medicaid - 38th
· Public Health and Hospitals - 20th
· Public Elementary-Secondary Education - 38th
· Parks and Recreation - 49th
· Police Protection - 48th
· Environmental Protection - 45th
· Highways - 42nd
· State Arts Agencies - 48th
June 9, 2011 @ 3:18 p.m.

Teresa Saldivar via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Where is the "Dislike" button Facebook?
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June 9, 2011 @ 3:28 p.m.

Cynthia Casper Robertson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Perry's an embarassment to Texas and Texans. As responsible Texans, let us not subject the rest of America to this buffoon.
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June 9, 2011 @ 3:28 p.m.

Joe Deshotel

From Perry they came, to Perry they shall return.
June 9, 2011 @ 3:29 p.m.

Steven Phenix via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Run, Ricky, run! Our country needs you. Texas needs you to move to Washington so we can claw our way back to being better than Mississippi. Ya'll can have him.
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June 9, 2011 @ 3:47 p.m.

Chris May via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Wow, what a coincidence that this comes the same day as a WSJ article fawning over Perry's conservative credentials ends with the sentence "Members of Mr. Perry's still-extant group of campaign consultants say there is little chance he would embark on a 2012 campaign without Messrs. Carney and Johnson at his side."

Yep. One big giant stinking coincidence, that must be.
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June 9, 2011 @ 4:22 p.m.

Bill Carson

I recommend that Perry resign as governor so that he can concentrate on his presidential campaign. The sooner the better, there's not a minute to lose.
June 9, 2011 @ 5:50 p.m.

Arin Seventwentyone via Texas Tribune on Facebook

i'm confused. how would mr rick 'secessionist' perry reconcile his running for president of the very union he'd want to secede from?
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June 9, 2011 @ 6:13 p.m.

Pickles Sorrell

The thought of you liberal bastards having to suffer under an eight year Rick Perry presidency just tickles my toes.
June 9, 2011 @ 10:25 p.m.

Ric Michaels

That's the only tickling you're gonna get, "pickles" -- the rest of the country ain't as stupid as we are.

Well, at least they're not as stupid as you are -- I didn't vote for that haircut in a suit.

And on a different point, it looks like his adviser should have stopped feeding before he got "Fed Up!" Mix in a salad or two, Dave!!
June 11, 2011 @ 5:33 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Ok,just throwing it out there,I know he's a smart guy(Mr. Gingrich),but just not ready for a "Newt",Course,wasn't ready for a "hussein",either.
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