Tag: Rick Perry

This should surprise absolutely no one… After months of struggling to gain traction, former Texas governor Rick Perry on Friday said he is suspending his campaign, becoming the first Republican candidate to drop out of the crowded race for the White House. “We have a tremendous field—the best in a…

On Friday former Texas Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry referred to the racially-motivated domestic terror attack that saw nine innocent men and women gunned down as an “accident” during an interview on “The Steve Malzberg Show.” “Any time there is an accident like this, the president’s clear….

It doesn’t get much better than this – here’s Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s mugshot after he surrendered himself to the Travis County (TX) jail on Tuesday. Yep, he’s definitely a frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

If you’re reading this blog, you’ve no doubt heard the news that Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas was indicted by a grand jury on charges he abused his power. A grand jury has indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, saying he abused his power by…

Well isn’t this ironic? Gov. Rick Perry wants to kill Obamacare dead, but Texas health officials are in talks with the Obama administration about accepting an estimated $100 million available through the health law to care for the elderly and disabled, POLITICO has learned. Perry health aides are negotiating with…

Good luck with that, fella. Rick Perry is stepping down as the longest-serving governor in Texas history to clear the decks for a 2016 presidential campaign, according to several well-placed Republican sources. They said Perry is stepping down to make sure his declining popularity among Texas Republicans won’t complicate his…

The word we are looking for here is more racist! H/T Buzzfeed! This tweet from the president of the University of Texas College Republicans: and this from her predecessor: Keep it K-lassy Texas! If this keeps up, next thing you know you will be electing a racist Governor.

I haven’t had the patience to watch the full 30 minute video yet, but this video “When Mitt Romney came to town” from a Gingrich supporting Super PAC – Winning Our Future looks at the destruction of 4 companies by Mitt and Bain Capital.

So which Republican presidential candidate will win the Iowa Republican caucuses tonight? The top three candidates seem to be Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul, while Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Michele Bachmann seem to have settled in as the second tier of candidates. For my money, I’m betting…