Updated: Perry Could Run Again, Adviser Says
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Perry adviser Ray Sullivan said the Texas governor will not rule out running for re-election — "as you know, we don't have term limits in Texas" — or even running for the presidency in four years.
"Keep in mind that almost all of our nominees in the last 50 years have been on their second attempt at the White House, so Republican voters tend to like experienced candidates that they’ve seen for a long time,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said he learned of the governor's decision at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at a Wendy's restaurant.
“He told ...
Comments (54)
Sandy Burton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
good news, bad news I guess.
Lissa Hattersley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I'd like to see the bill for Texas taxpayers.
Lindsay Patterson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
withdrawl is the safest form of damage control.
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Celebrations today on the STOP PERRY NOW campaign front.
If Perry follows through on his announcement this column of resistance will stop all posts and will speak kindly of Mr. Perry going forward. O.K. maybe in the way one talks about a cousin who is a little daft...
The net result is celebrations later today are in order. There will be alcohol and Strawberries involved. This is appears to be a great day.
It will be up to Texas to stop the remainder of Perrys crime family, this column has no axe in that fight...
Ron Blancarte via Texas Tribune on Facebook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHJoj9IqeKg
Dolores Morales via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Now if he would just resign as Gov !!!!!!!!!!
Daniel Norton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Darn! O well, it was funny while it lasted.
Susan Collier via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Pulling out." Heh.
Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
What took so long? Now Dewhurst will not get that bump in salary for doing nothing? What about the $$$ for security? Is he retired now? So many questions to be answered and I suspect taxpayers will not like the answers!
Mark Wilson
Dreams can come true - belatedly!
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Nirav Patel
It would be nice to know how much Texas taxpayers have spent on this ridiculous effort to be the president on this country.
Evelyn Turner via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry draws his Salary $ 175,000.00 Yr and since the first of the years draws his Retiement of $ 92,000.00 Yr ! He has a gravey train ride !
T.G. Caraway via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Turn out the lights the party over!
Ron Blancarte via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Rick Pulling out? Watch out for Santorum.
Jack Suggs via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry's a victim of the Terrorist Leaders of Turkey.
Kevin McCrea via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Will Perry's top campaign advisors try and get jobs with the candidate he's endorsing? 'Cause that could be awkward.
David John Lawrence via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Politicus interruptus?
Jim Hsu via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This one about Rick Perry: MUCHO LIKE!!!!
LuRose Williams via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Gov Perry is not quitting....His vacation is over...
Rudy Gonzales
Turn out the lights, the party's over! We are not proud of this Texas Turkey's tragic tumble, but we knew it would happen! One Texas Turkey out, now the other needs to exit stage right, right!
Tommie Duncan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
His father should have pulled out, then we would not have to deal with him!! :)
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Campaignus interuptus! Give his support in SC to Cain (i.e., Colbert!)
Susan Parker Mitchell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
and he's got a campaign chest full of $$$ - where does that go? in his pocket probably.
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Susan, yep, in his pocket.
Reba Latimer
Dang it,we are stuck with Perry for three more long years,I wish we could recall him,but can't,but Perry
probable doesn't know that either.I guess it would be cruel to send him back to Paint Creek
milking goats and slopping hogs,because he can't tell them apart.Newt might make a good war
President,because his bad breath would make us have WMD'S,and if he were to break wind all I can
say is to make sure he doesn't eat any beans.
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It is 10:01 am, has he quit yet?
Dale Curry
A failed campaign for a failed Governor. Now just how much $ is left in his campaign chest that he will now be pocketing?
well informed
Good...he can stop wasting our money.
Mary Smith Martinez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Neil, he probably doesn't even realize that it's not REALLY Cain...lol
Ron Blancarte via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And ... he's out. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Kaye Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Hooray! Good news, bad news... he'll come back to Texas
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Can some marines piss on his campaign now? Just asking
Ron Blancarte via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Translation - my corporate overlords told me get out so that my supporters will endorse their candidate of choice.
Mark Paulson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I'm so glad Rick Perry is finally pulling out, even if he stayed in way too long. I did not like him for 3 key reasons. 1) He is a complete idiot that embarrassed 4 out of 5 Texans. 2) He does not have the know how to operate a real estate transaction honestly, much less a whole state or country, and 3) Um...Oh crap, what was 3...oops.
Tim Tukaram Spotswood via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Best political decision he ever had made for him. And it took long enough!
Sally Perez-Ramos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Now if only all of them would drop out.
Scott Nicol via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He's already drawing Texas state retirement benefits, so now would be a golden opportunity to actually retire from the Governorship as well.
Susan Shelton
Does he have any campaign cash left? If so, how does it get spent? It will be interesting to see how this money trail plays out.
Bologna Vest
Adios, mofo!
Oh, and welcome back I guess.
Vanessa Burnette via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yeah, but we still have to suffer him as Governor.
Lonnie Beene via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Aw, man. Now we'll NEVER be rid of this guy!
Reba Latimer
Rick Perry endorsed Newt because if we had a war,Newt's bad breath would be our WMD.
Rich Bailey via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"No viable path forward", never was and never will be.
Patricia Garcia via Texas Tribune on Facebook
so sad, I really thought he had a chance. Greeat of the debate Monday
Terry Meza via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Just think how different things would be if he had practiced his debating skills as a gubernatorial candidate!
Phillip Sulak via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Thank goodness! Maybe the value of my degree will stop dropping.
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Don't feel sorry for Perry, he'll just execute couple o' guys; feel better
Susan Parker Mitchell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He's got his millions in campaign funds to further his greed - he'll be fine - just wish we in Texas didn't have to take him back.
Jason Hicks via Texas Tribune on Facebook
2015 seems like an eternity.
Barbara Nalls Griffin via Texas Tribune on Facebook
At least he will not be our next president. Hopefully he will be voted out as our Gov. next time.
Bologna Vest
Last laugh could be on us if he decides to run for Gov again.
Jerry Andrews
I would like to the Texans have enough common sense to know what they've really got as a Governor. Up until now, Perry's done a miraculous job of not debating, not taking questions from journalists and intelligent folks, and keeping under wraps his now well documented inability to speak off the cuff or speak intelligently about anything not on script. That is over. It took national scrutiny for us to learn what we've had as our Governor for the last 10 years. Folks who really followed politics already knew, but now, Bubba Tex knows.
Frances Demps via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Come on back to Texas. Although you've revealed yourself to be a complete dolt, we'll re-elect you. And, you won't even have to debate!
Bea McGuire via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I'm hoping that in the next gubernatorial election, people realize that to be paid for retirement, you should be retired and not make the mistake of voting him yet another term! That would show him what the people paying for his retirement AND salary think of his "estate planning".