January 19, 2012
The Chicago Tribune
Maeve Reston
"Why Rick Perry Stayed in the Race--and Why He Left"
Perry dropped out of the GOP Primary for a few reasons, some even seem noble. Firstly, Perry chose to leave the race because conservatives need to throw their weight behind a single candidate and he though the ticket was splitting the conservative vote too much. This really is a noble decision, Perry left for the betterment of the Republican Party because he saw the field has being too similar. On the other hand, Perry was not really hurting Santorum and Gingrich's numbers; they were hurting his. So, maybe less noble? Perry had also exhausted most of his funds in a last minute bid for South Carolina. After a disappointing fifth-place finish in Iowa, Perry decided he was financially able and determined enough to continue his campaign. However, yesterday Perry come to the decision that his campaign was not financially sustainable. In his announcement, Perry backed Gingrich as the best conservative candidate. Perry's aides have even said that his belief that Gingrich is a similar and better candidate played a large roll in his decision to drop out. Perhaps Perry is aiming to be Gingrich's Vice President?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-pn-rick-perry-stayed-in-the-raceand-why-he-left-20120119,0,6207372.story
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