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Video: Perry's First Sit-Down at Home

Gov. Rick Perry talked with the Tribune's Jay Root in his first extended interview with a Texas news outlet since leaving the presidential race.

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In his first extended interview with a Texas news outlet since leaving the presidential race, Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he is leaning toward running for re-election in 2014 and might take another stab at the White House two years after that. The governor said he entered the race too late but he still had fun.

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