Will He Or Won’t He?
July 29, 2011
Insiders say “No.” Texas Governor Rick Perry will not throw his hat into the ring for the 2012 presidential race. Big name
Democrat-turned-Republican Perry Is Testing Presidential Waters
funders claim that Perry doesn’t have enough of a track record to pull in the massive number of $2400 individual donations required to make a serious bid for the presidency.
Conservative Republicans in Texas say “No. Texans are starting to lose confidence in Governor Perry’s conservative values.” Still others say that Perry is too reminiscent of George Bush, and that it’s just too early to recruit another Governor from Texas to run for The White House.
Even so, Governor Perry continues to take meeting after meeting, clearly exploring the potential of a run. Read a bit of the behind the scenes here, and decide for yourself. Would Rick Perry be too flamboyant for the Republican Party across the nation? Or is his brash, take-no-prisoners style just what Republicans are hungry for?
Read more at Politico.com.
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