What Might Perry Be Thinking?
Gov. Rick Perry may find the upcoming South Carolina primary more accommodating than Iowa was. Photo courtesy David Smith at http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamondduste/Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
This morning, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was planning a return to Austin; by noon he was still in the race and promising to stay in through New Hampshire and South Carolina, despite a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Iowa Republican vote and earlier messages that he would reassess his candidacy.
KUT’s Emily Donahue spoke with Evan Smith, CEO and editor of KUT’s political reporting partner the Texas Tribune, about what’s behind the confusing messaging from Perry’s campaign.
If he looks up above him from last night and he sees Ron Paul, who cannot get elected, and he sees Rick Santorum, who has no organization and no money and probably can’t get elected, and he sees Newt Gingrich, who is more akin to a suicide bomber than a presidential candidate, he thinks to himself, these three guys are going no place.
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