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Video: Perry Not Playing For Second Place

Perry, who came in fifth place in the Iowa caucuses, says he didn't come to South Carolina to "come in second." But the governor declined to say what whether he would give up and go home if he doesn’t win the Palmetto State.

by Justin Dehn

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Perry, who came in fifth place in the Iowa caucuses, says he didn't come to South Carolina to "come in second."  But the governor declined to say whether he would give up and go home if he doesn’t win the Palmetto State.

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