2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick PerryPerry Campaign Spent $16 Million in 138 DaysGov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign turned out to be a spectacular flop, but that doesn’t mean everyone walked home empty handed.
Campaign consultants, ad buyers, fundraisers, airlines, hotels and catering companies all took a bite — some larger than others — of the $16 million that Perry forked over to the body politic between Aug. 15 and Dec. 31.
Over those 138 days, the Perry campaign spent an average of $116,000 a day, with payments ranging as low as 25 cents for a city of Austin parking meter on Sept. 5 to an $856,777.85 payment for TV ad placements on Nov. 10. Uncle Sam got a piece, too: The Internal Revenue Service was paid $407,000 in payroll taxes through the end of the year.
The largest single chunk of dough went to Paint Creek Media. According to Perry... |
2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, News, Rick Perry
Perry Going All Out Against Romney in ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry needs a strong showing in the South Carolina primary next week to continue his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Money and support will dry up with another fifth-place finish. The Perry campaign’s latest strategy is attacking the business...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Gauging Perry’s Traction in Sout...
The result of Tuesday's New Hampshire Republican presidential primary election was inconsequential for Texas Governor Rick Perry. Aside from two debate appearances over the past weekend, Perry was willing to write off the Granite State and plead his case to the GOP faithful in South Carolina....
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, News, Rick Perry
Perry Rips Romney In South Carolina
ANDERSON, South Carolina — It’s been a long time since Rick Perry tore into the presidential frontrunner, but on Monday he let Mitt Romney have it.
Perry, campaigning in a state known for bare-knuckle politics, mocked the former Massachusetts governor for saying recently that he sometimes...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry Talks to South Carolina Voters i...
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s appearance at the ABC News debate in New Hampshire was his first public event since announcing he would continue his bid for the Republican Presidential nomination after a dismal 5th place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
The Governor is nor trying to win the Granite...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
What Might Perry Be Thinking?
This morning, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was planning a return to Austin; by noon he was still in the race. 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....
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Looking at Rick Perry’s White Ho...
Rick Perry's announcement to stay in the Republican presidential race caught many people off guard this morning--including some of his staffers. KUT hosted a Tele-Town Hall meeting this afternoon on the Perry candidacy....
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
In Quick Turnaround, Perry Headed to S...
Despite a disappointing fifth place finish in Tuesday night's Iowa caucuses that led Rick Perry to say he was returning home to Texas to reassess his candidacy, the Texas governor surprised everyone — including some of his own staff — by tweeting that he was headed to the Palmetto State. ...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Taking Apart Perry’s Socialism A...
Gov. Rick Perry refreshed a charge about President Obama in a debate last weekend. Emily Donahue with KUT News spoke with Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas and the Austin American-Statesman about Perry’s response when he was asked Sunday whether he agreed with Republican Sen. John McCain that...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Second Chance in South Carolina
Texas Governor Rick Perry won’t be in the state for Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary returns. Recent polls show he would pick up just one percent of the vote there. Instead, he’s making a last stand in South Carolina. KUT’s Ben Philpott, who has been following the governor on the campaign...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry Moves on to South Carolina
New Hampshire Republicans head to the polls tomorrow to select the candidate they want to run against President Barack Obama in the fall. Texas Governor Rick Perry isn't playing to the New Hampshire crowds. He's already in South Carolina.
Governor Perry’s last event in New Hampshire was a Sunday...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
If Perry Returns to Texas, What Challe...
Despite his fifth-place finish in the Iowa GOP caucus, Gov. Rick Perry will continue campaigning for president. While he’s been away, Texans have grappled with a historic drought, a newly invigorated fossil-fuel industry, and continued battles between state policymakers and the federal government...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Perry Staying In for “Actual Pri...
Gov. Rick Perry is continuing with his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, despite a fifth place finish in last night’s Iowa caucuses. If you read it in the papers or heard it on the radio this morning, it seemed Perry was a dead man walking. He said last night he would come back to Texas to...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, News, Rick Perry
Perry: “A Lot” of Democrats Voted ...
Governor Rick Perry, in justifying his decision to stay in the GOP presidential contest, said the Iowa caucuses were “loosey goosey” and allowed a lot of Democrats to participate. Perry came in fifth in last night’s Iowa contest, and said he headed back to Texas to “reassess” his...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, News, Rick Perry
Perry Reassessing White House Bid
Governor Rick Perry's planned trip to South Carolina Wednesday is off. Instead, he's returning to Texas to "assess the results" of his fifth-place finish in Iowa Tuesday night....
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