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Perry Down but Not Out, Supporters Say

Gov. Rick Perry may have seeemed like a dead man walking after his fifth-place finish Tuesday night in Iowa. But as Matt Largey of KUT News reports, Perry's pressing on, and his supporters still think he's the only candidate with the mettle to challenge Mitt Romney.

by Matt Largey, KUT News

Gov. Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 3, 2012, that he will return to Texas to reassess his campaign after a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

Gov. Rick Perry may have seeemed like a dead man walking after his fifth-place finish Tuesday night in Iowa. But as Matt Largey of KUT News reports, Perry's pressing on, and his supporters still think he's the only candidate with the mettle to challenge Mitt Romney.

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