Rick Perry
Perry announced he was leaving the presidential race on Jan. 19, 2012.
Perry prepares to speak with voters attending the West Des Moines caucus in Iowa on Jan. 3.
Perry Sees 'No Viable Path Forward': The Fall Of A Once Promising Front-Runner
()Rick Perry garnered instant front-runner status in some polls when he joined the GOP presidential race. But he slid to the back of the pack after embarrassing debate performances. All along, his bid for the nomination seemed outsize. So, too, were the expectations, which ended Thursday.
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Rick Perry Quits GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Gingrich()
January 19, 2012 The Texas governor leaves a race he once led. He throws his support to the former House speaker. "There is no viable path forward for me," Perry told supporters this morning in South Carolina.
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In South Carolina, Perry Tries To Revive His Flagging Campaign()
January 12, 2012 Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his presidential campaign in South Carolina last August, but it may soon come to an end in the same state where it started. Ben Philpott of KUT News reports on Morning Edition that Perry hopes to make a stand in the Palmetto State.
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Signs Of Gloom At Perry's New Hampshire Headquarters()
January 7, 2012 The crash-and-burn nature of the Texas governor's campaign was on display at his headquarters in Manchester. There was no one at the front desk, no volunteers making phone calls, just a landscape of largely empty offices and a stack of enormous Perry signs.
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Gov. Perry: 'Here We Come South Carolina!!!'()
January 4, 2012 Though he said last night that he would go home to reassess his bid for the presidency — a signal that he might drop out of the race — Texas Gov. Rick Perry just tweeted that "the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State."
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Rick Perry To Reassess Bid After Loss In Iowa()
January 4, 2012 The Texas governor said he's returning home to determine whether there is a path forward for his Republican presidential campaign. He got 10 percent of the vote and finished fifth in the caucuses, the opening contest to pick a challenger to President Obama.
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Signs The End Is Nigh For Some GOP Candidates()
December 28, 2011 It's increasingly clear who among the six GOP candidates competing in Iowa will likely leave without a coveted win, place or show "ticket" out on Jan. 3. NPR traveled to Indianola, Iowa, to check out events for two once high-flying candidates: Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann.
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Perry Asks Federal Court To Halt Virginia Primary Ballot()
December 28, 2011 The Texas governor asked a federal court to stop Virginia from printing its March 6 GOP primary ballots while it considers a legal challenge to the ballot qualification measures, which would leave only two candidates on the official Republican ballot. Newt Gingrich also is considering action.
Perry Tries To Ride Back Into Iowans' Hearts()
December 15, 2011 KUTTexas Gov. Rick Perry entered the GOP presidential race with great fanfare and immediately became a front-runner. But his candidacy quickly deflated. Now, Perry is trying to mount a comeback in Iowa, appealing to social conservatives with provocative ads and embarking on a bus tour of the state.
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5 Things You May Not Know About Rick Perry()
December 14, 2011 He believes in cutting taxes, rolling back regulations, balancing the budget and increasing domestic energy production. Here are a few other things politics watchers will tell you that you might not know about Perry.
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Why Iowa Could Be Rick Perry's 'Alamo' Moment()
December 10, 2011 The GOP hopeful has been making a last-ditch play to keep his campaign alive by placing in the top three in Iowa, where he once topped the Republican caucus polls. A good showing in Saturday night's debate would help.
